(1) Any elector of a municipality may, on furnishing the prescribed security in the prescribed manner, present within thirty days of the publication of the result, on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 296 to the authorised officer an election petition in writing against the election of any person under this Act.
(2) The election petition shall be deemed to have been presented to the authorised officer––
(a) when it is delivered to him :––
(i) by the person making the petition ; or
(ii) by a person authorised in writing in this behalf by the person making petition ;
(b) when it is sent by registered post and is delivered to the authorised officer or any other persons empowered to receive it.
(2) The election petition shall be deemed to have been presented to the authorised officer––
(a) when it is delivered to him :––
(i) by the person making the petition ; or
(ii) by a person authorised in writing in this behalf by the person making petition ;
(b) when it is sent by registered post and is delivered to the authorised officer or any other persons empowered to receive it.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Substitution of expression.Section 3 · Classification of municipalities.Section 4 · Procedure for declaring muni-cipal area.Section 5 · Notification of intention to include a local area in a municipal area.Section 6 · Notification of intention to exclude local area from a municipal area.Section 7 · Exclusion of local area from a municipal area.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.