Discuss the procedures to decide the disputes arising out of the election of a Member of the Parliament or State Legislature under The Representation of the People Act, 1951. What are the grounds on which the election of any returned candidate may be declared void? What remedy is available to the aggrieved party against the decision? Refer to the case laws.
What the examiner wants
For Election Disputes under RPA, discuss in sequence: first, Discuss the procedures to decide the disputes arising out of the election of a Member of the Parliament or State…; then, What are the grounds on which the election of any returned candidate may be declared void. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
Demand-wise check
- 1Discuss the procedures to decide the disputes arising out of the election of a Member of the Parliament or State Legislature under The Representation of the People Act, 1951≈65 words
- 2What are the grounds on which the election of any returned candidate may be declared void?≈65 words
- 3What remedy is available to the aggrieved party against the decision?≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘Discuss the procedures to decide the disputes arising out of the election of a Member…’ while reducing ‘What are the grounds on which the election of any returned candidate may be declared…’ to a token paragraph
- Missing the evidence burden: this PYQ explicitly asks for examples/cases, so generic assertions on Election Disputes under RPA cannot carry the answer
Value addition
- Election Disputes under RPA: legal/institutional flow — basis → actor/process → friction/delivery gap → safeguard/outcome
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
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