A candidate may file an election petition directly with the Election Tribunal.

Related Mcqs:

1. On the application of a candidate or his election agent, the District Election Commissioner or any officer authorized in this behalf by the ECP shall provide to a candidate or an election agent a hard and searchable soft copy on a universal serial bus (USB) in portable document format (PDF) or any other tamper-proof format of the final electoral roll with photographs of the voters and shall ensure that the copy is the same as provided to the Returning Officer and Presiding Officers.

   A. Section 87
   B. Section 134
   C. Section 37
   D. Section 79

2. Which section of the Elections Act, 2017, provides that a contesting candidate, other than the returned candidate, shall submit the return of his election expenses within 30 days of the publication of the name of the returned candidate?

   A. None of these
   B. Section 136(1)
   C. Section 135(1)
   D. Section 134(1)

3. If the victory margin between the returned candidate and runner-up candidate is less than 5% of the total votes polled or 10,000 votes, whichever is less, the Returning Officer shall recount all the votes on the request of a contesting candidate before commencement of the consolidation of the results.

   A. Section 78
   B. Section 95
   C. Section 45
   D. Section 89

4. In case of failure to file the return of election expenses, the ECP may direct prosecution of the defaulting candidate for the offence of illegal practice.

   A. Section 109 and 203
   B. Section 174 and 183
   C. Section 170 and 193
   D. Section 214 and 189

5. Election tribunal shall comprise of________ in case of local govt. Election.

   A. Judge of high court
   B. Judge of Supreme court
   C. Judge of district Court
   D. Any of the above

6. A deposit may become non-refundable if a candidate fail to file an application within __________ from the date of declaration or cancellation.

   A. 1 month
   B. 2 month
   C. 3 month
   D. 1 month and 15 days

7. Election tribunal announce the decision_________ If a respondent does not appears before court hearing.

   A. De. Parte
   B. Ex parte
   C. Ex. Sante
   D. De sante

8. If a candidate, not being the returned candidate, obtains less than one-fourth of the total votes polled in the constituency, the sum deposited by him or on his behalf shall stand forfeited in favour of the Government.

   A. Section 61
   B. Section 65
   C. Section 75
   D. Section 69

9. A candidate or an election agent may obtain a hard and searchable soft copy of the final electoral roll with photographs of the voters in accordance with section __________?

   A. 77
   B. 78
   C. 79
   D. 80

10. A candidate may retire from the election by informing RO not later than________ days before the polling day.

    A. 5 days
    B. 4 days
    C. 3 days
    D. 10 days