Representation of the People Act, 1951

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Representation_of_the_People_Act%2C_1951
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Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_(Amendment)_Act,_1989
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_(Amendment)_Act,_2003
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_(Amendment)_Act,_2010
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_(Amendment)_Act,_2013
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_(Amendment)_Act,_2015
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1950
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:India
gptkbp:defines voter eligibility criteria
provisions for election monitoring
electoral offenses
provisions for election expenses
terms related to elections
provisions for election-related disputes
provisions for the conduct of referendums
provisions for the protection of whistleblowers in elections
gptkbp:effective_date 1951
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:established gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
election procedures
penalties for electoral malpractices
framework for electoral integrity
rules for election campaigning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People Act, 1951
gptkbp:includes provisions for voter education
provisions for international observers
provisions for electoral rolls
provisions for postal ballots
provisions for the use of social media in elections
provisions for the use of biometric identification in voting.
provisions for counting of votes
provisions for election petitions
provisions for electronic voting machines
provisions for the use of mobile voting units
gptkbp:provides for the conduct of elections
for the use of technology in elections
disqualification of candidates
for the conduct of by-elections
for the declaration of election results
for the appointment of election observers
for the establishment of election tribunals
for the appointment of returning officers
for the appointment of election agents
for the delimitation of constituencies
for the protection of voters' rights
for the registration of political parties
for the regulation of election rallies
for the regulation of political advertisements
for the right to vote
for the establishment of a national voters' database
gptkbp:regulates campaign financing
elections to the Lok Sabha
elections to the Rajya Sabha