Representation of the People Act, 1951

Act No. 43 of 1951 In force from 17-07-1951 Ministry of Law and Justice 205 sections

An Act to provide for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, the corrupt practices and other offences at or in connection with such elections and the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with such elections.

457 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors.
  1994 INSC 11111 March 1994
• Jagmal Singh Yadav v. Aimaduddin Ahmed Khan
  1994 INSC 1099 March 1994Disposed of
• Sethi Roop Lal v. Mrs. Malti Thapar and Ors.
  1994 INSC 7215 February 1994Appeals allowed.
• Quamarul Islam v. S.K. Kanta and Ors.
  1994 INSC 2021 January 1994Appeal allowed..
• Gadakh Yashwantrao Kankarrao v. E.V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil and Ors.
  1993 INSC 37319 November 1993Disposed of
• Dr. Kashinath G. Jalmi and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Speaker and Ors.
  1993 INSC 12831 March 1993Appeal(s) allowed
• Mullapudi Venkata Krishna Rao v. Vedulasuryanarayana
  1993 INSC 8816 March 1993Appeal(s) allowed
• Moti Ram v. Param Dev and Anr.
  1993 INSC 835 March 1993Dismissed
• R.C. Poudyal and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1993 INSC 5110 February 1993Dismissed
• Rama Kant Pandey v. Union of India
  1993 INSC 445 February 1993Dismissed
• Anwari Basawaraj Patil and Ors. v. Siddaramaiah and Ors.
  1993 INSC 2527 January 1993Dismissed
• J. Chandrasekhara Rao v. V. Jagapathi Rao and Nine Others
  1992 INSC 35318 December 1992Dismissed
• Satrucharla Chandrasekhar Raju v. Vyricherla Pradeep Kumar Dev and Anr.
  1992 INSC 2364 September 1992Appeal(s) allowed
• Mohan Rawale v. Damodar Tatyaba@ Dadasaheb and Ors.
  1992 INSC 1956 August 1992Disposed of
• Basanagouda v. Dr. S. B. Amarkhed and Ors.
  1992 INSC 9831 March 1992Partly allowed
• Manohar Joshi v. Bhaurao Ragoji Patil Through Legal Representatives
  1992 INSC 414 January 1992Dismissed
• F.A. Sapa Etc. Etc. v. Singora and Ors. Etc.
  1991 INSC 13810 May 1991Partly allowed
• Manohar Joshi Etc. v. Damodar Tatyaba @ Dadasaheb Rupwate and Ors.
  1991 INSC 6911 March 1991Appeal(s) allowed
• Simhadri Satya Narayana Rao v. M. Budda Prasad and Ors.
  1990 INSC 40021 December 1990Dismissed
• D.B. Raju v. H.J. Kantharaj and Others
  1990 INSC 20213 July 1990Dismissed
• M.J. Zakharia Sait v. T.M. Mohammed and Ors.
  1990 INSC 16125 April 1990Appeal(s) allowed
• Mathura Prasad v. Ajeem Khan
  1990 INSC 14017 April 1990Appeal(s) allowed
• Era Sezhiyan v. T.R. Balu and Ors.
  1990 INSC 711 March 1990Dismissed
• Laxmi Narayan Nayak v. Ramratan Chaturvedi and Ors.
  1989 INSC 39722 December 1989Dismissed
• B. Dandapani Patra v. Returning Officer-Cum-Sub-Divisional Officer, Berhampur and Others
  1989 INSC 3388 November 1989Dismissed
• Sri B. Rajgopala Rao & Anr. v. Sri Appayya Dora Hanumanthu & Ors.
  1989 INSC 29829 September 1989Dismissed
• U.S. Sasidharan v. K. Karunakaran & Anr
  1989 INSC 25523 August 1989Dismissed
• Smt. Lata Devi (Mali) v. Haru Rajwar
  1989 INSC 25122 August 1989Appeal(s) allowed
• Jayantbhai Manubhai Patel and Others v. Arun Subodhbhai Mehta and Others
  1989 INSC 9928 March 1989Appeal(s) allowed
• Tadur Bala Goud v. M. Narayan Reddy & Ors.
  1989 INSC 7227 February 1989Appeal(s) allowed
• Jagannath Ramchandra Nunekar v. Genu Govind Kadam & Others
  1988 INSC 27714 September 1988Allowed
• Birad Mal Singhvi v. Anand Purohit
  1988 INSC 1982 August 1988Appeal(s) allowed
• Upadhyaya Hargovind Devshanker v. Dhirendrasinh Virbhadrasinhji Solanki & Others
  1988 INSC 4617 February 1988Appeal(s) allowed
• Shiv Charan Singh S/O Shri Angad Singh v. Chandra Bhan Singh S/O Shri Mahavir Singh & Ors.
  1988 INSC 1619 January 1988Appeal(s) allowed
• Dewan Joynal Abedin v. Abdul Wazed Alias Abdul Wazad Miah and Two Others.
  1987 INSC 37615 December 1987Dismissed
• Election Commission of India v. Shivaji & Ors.
  1987 INSC 31910 November 1987Appeal(s) allowed
• Sarnam Singh v. Smt. Pushpa Devi & Ors.
  1987 INSC 29627 October 1987Dismissed
• Dhartipakar Madan Lal Agarwal v. Rajiv Gandhi
  1987 INSC 16111 May 1987Dismissed
• Sitaram Jivyabhai Gavali v. Ramjibhai Petiyabhai Mahala & Ors.
  1987 INSC 8025 March 1987Appeal(s) allowed
• Azhar Hussain v. Rajiv Gandhi
  1986 INSC 9425 April 1986Dismissed