Representation of the People Act, 1951

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:amendedBy Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1988
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2003
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:State_Legislative_Assemblies
gptkb:Rajya_Sabha
gptkb:State_Legislative_Councils
gptkbp:citation Act No. 43 of 1951
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 17 July 1951
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People Act, 1951
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to provide for the conduct of elections of 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
gptkbp:providesFor delimitation of constituencies
conduct of elections
disqualifications for membership
qualifications for membership
regulation of political parties
resolution of election disputes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1950
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1951
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject elections
electoral law
disqualification of members
election offences
corrupt practices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:District_Election_Officers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5