A. less than 4 percent or 10 thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
B. less than 5 percent or 10 thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
C. less than 4 percent or 12 thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
D. less than 3 percent or ten thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - Recount of cast votes shall be made on the request of contesting candidates only
A. once
B. twice
C. thrice
D. as many times as candidate wants for his satisfaction - 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 - The ECP may, in consultation with political parties, frame a Code of Conduct for political parties , contesting candidates, election agents and polling agents. The Commission may also frame a Code of Conduct for security personnel, media and election observers.
A. Section 233
B. Section 235
C. Section 243
D. Section 238 - An election official shall, before the commencement of his election duty, make an oath, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, that he shall act strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Act, 2017, Rules and directions of the ECP.
A. Section 56
B. Section 35
C. Section 98
D. Section 67 - A candidate may file an election petition directly with the Election Tribunal.
A. Section 92
B. Section 192
C. Section 242
D. Section 142 - If the turnout of women voters is less than 10% of the total votes polled in the constituency, ECP may presume that women have been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes and may declare polling at one or more polling stations, or election in the whole constituency void.
A. Section 19
B. Section 11
C. Section 56
D. Section 9 - Section 122 (6) of Election Act 2017 states that senate election should be held through:__________?
A. Raise of hands
B. Secret ballots
C. Both of the above
D. none of the above - 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
