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The Representation of the People Order, 1972 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 155 OF 1972 )

[ 26th December, 1972 ]

Chapter III

ELECTION

1[13A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Order, no person may at the same time be a candidate for more than 2[three] constituencies.

 
 

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(3) If a person is at the same time a candidate for more than 4[three] constituencies, all his nomination papers in respect of all the constituencies shall be void].

  • 1
    Article 13A was inserted by section 2 of the Representation of the People (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 1986)
  • 2
    The word “three” was substituted for the word “five” by section 7 of Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XIII of 2009) (with effect from 19th August, 2008).
  • 3
    Clause (2) was omitted by section 7 of Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XIII of 2009) (with effect from 19th August, 2008).
  • 4
    The word “three” was substituted for the word “five” by section 7 of Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XIII of 2009) (with effect from 19th August, 2008).
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