The Representation of the People Act

Trial of election petitions

Procedure before the High Court

Documentary evidence

Secrecy of voting not to be infringed

Answering of criminating questions and certificate of indemnity

Expenses of witnesses

Recrimination when seat claimed

Decision of the High Court

Other orders to be made by the High Court

Grounds for declaring election to be void

Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been  elected

Procedure in case of an equality of votes

Communication of orders of the High Court

[Omitted.]

Transmission of order to the appropriate authority, etc., and its publication

Effect of orders of the High Court


CHAPTER III.--Trial of Election Petitions


No witness or other person shall be required to state for
whom he has voted at an election:
1[Provided that this section shall not apply to such witness or other person where he has voted by
open ballot.]

LAWGIST

# 94 Secrecy of voting not to be infringed