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

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 155 OF 1972 )

Chapter VII

MISCELLANEOUS

1[91. 2[* * *] Save as otherwise provided, the Commission may-

 
 

(a) stop the polls at any polling station 3[or entire constituency, as the case may be,] at any stage of the 4[polling] if it is convinced that it shall not be able to ensure the conduct of the 5[polling] justly, fairly and in accordance with law due to malpractices, including coercion, intimidation and pressures, prevailing at the 6[polling];

 

7[(aa) withhold the result of any polling station or polling stations, if it is convinced that the result of such polling station or polling stations was grossly prejudiced by malpractices including coercion, intimidation, manipulation or otherwise, and after prompt inquiry of the matter, in a manner as it may deem appropriate, direct publication of the result of such polling station or polling stations or declare the election of any such polling station or polling stations cancelled with direction for holding of a fresh poll in such polling station or polling stations, as that may seem to it to be just and appropriate;]

 
 

(b) review an order passed by an officer under this Order or the rules, including rejection or acceptance of a ballot paper; and

 
 

(c) issue such instructions and exercise such powers, and make such consequential orders as may, in its opinion, be necessary for ensuring that an election of any polling station is conducted impartially, justly and fairly, and in accordance with the provisions of this Order and the rules.


  • 1
    Articles 91 and 91A were substituted for former Article 91 by section 17 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Act No. XXIII of 1994)
  • 2
    The marginal note “Commission to ensure fair election, etc.-” were omitted by section 40 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. LVII of 2001)
  • 3
    The words and commas “or entire constituency, as the case may be,” were inserted after the words “polling station” by section 26 of Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XIII of 2009) (with effect from 19th August, 2008).
  • 4
    The word “polling" was substituted for the word “election" by section 13(a) of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No XVII of 2023).
  • 5
    The word “polling" was substituted for the word “election" by section 13(a) of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No XVII of 2023).
  • 6
    The word “polling" was substituted for the word “election" by section 13(a) of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No XVII of 2023).
  • 7
    Sub-clause (aa) was inserted by section 13(b) of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No XVII of 2023).
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