Representation of the People Act, 1951 · Chapter II: Presentation of Election Petitions to High Court
Section 80: Election petitions
No election shall be called in question except by an election petition presented in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 80
- Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors.
- Kapil Muni Karwariya v. Chandra Narain Tripathi
- Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju v. Nimmaka Jaya Raju and Ors.
- Anil Baluni v. Surendra Singh Negi
- Kailash v. Nanhku and Ors.
- Sardar Harcharan Singh Brar v. Sukh Darshan Singh and Ors.
- Jamal Uddin Ahmad v. Abu Saleh Najmuddin and Anr.
- Dr. Vijay Laxmi Sadho v. Jagdish
- Iqbal Singh v. Avtar Singh and Ors.