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HANDBOOK FOR CANDIDATES 2009

(At Elections where Electronic Voting Machinesare used)

CHAPTER – XIX MISCELLANEOUS

11. BAR TO INTERFERENCE BY COURTS IN ELECTORAL MATTERS

11.2 The Supreme Court has held in a catena of decisions that the term‘election’ used in the above quoted Article 329 (b) of the Constitutionconnotes the entire electoral process commencing with the issue of the notificationcalling the election and culminating in the declaration of result of election...

 All Courts are peremptorily barredunder Article 329 (b) of the Constitution to interfere with, or interdict, theelectoral process at any intermediary stage.

11.3 All doubts and disputes relating to an election can be raised only inan election petition presented to the High Court of the State/Union Territoryconcerned after the election is over in accordance with the provisions of PartVI of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and in no other manner.

Source: http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/HandBooks/Handbook_for_Candidates.pdf