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.

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

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. 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

4. 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

5. In case of equality of votes between two candidates, both will be declared returned candidates and each shall become Member for half of the term of the Assembly. The candidate who will be Member for the first half of the term will be determined by draw of lots. In case of equality of votes between three or more candidates, there shall be re-election in the constituency.

   A. Section 97
   B. Section 131
   C. Section 79
   D. Section 189

6. If the turnout of women voters is less than ___________ of the total votes polled in a constituency, the Commission may presume that the women voters have been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes :

   A. 10%
   B. 20%
   C. 30%
   D. None of these

7. 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

8. Election agent may request RO for recount if the winning margin is_________?

   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

9. A deposit may become non-refundable if a candidate obtain votes less than_________ of total votes cast in a constituency

   A. 1/4
   B. 1/3
   C. 1/2
   D. none of the above

10. 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