Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results

Parliament(Petitions) Act, 2013. Art. 9 & 15

Time for presentation of petition.

9.                         (1)                       A petition relating tothe election of an elected Member shall be presented within fourteen calendardays from the date of publication of the result of the election under theprovisions of section 69 of the Elections Act.

(2)       Notwithstanding subsection(1), a petition questioning the election upon the ground of a corrupt practiceand specifically alleging a payment of valuable consideration or any other actto have been made or done since the date referred to in subsection (1) by theMember whose election is questioned may, with respect to that corrupt practice,be presented at any time within fourteen days after the payment or act.

Relief which may be claimed.

15.              Allor any of the following reliefs to which the petitioner may be entitled, may beclaimed in a petition under Part II or III, namely−

(a)               a declaration that the election or appointment was void;

(b)              a declaration that the nomination of theperson elected was void;

(c)               a declaration that a candidate was duly elected or appointed; and,

(d)              where theseat is claimed for an unsuccessful candidate on the ground that theunsuccessful candidate had a majority of lawful votes, a scrutiny.