Section 43-C: Power of State Election Commission to make order regarding election of President

¹[The State Election Commission may, by order, make provision with respect to the following matters concerning the conduct of and ²[x x x], election of President, that is to say —

(a) the appointment, powers and duties of Returning Officers ;

(b) appointment of dates for nomination, scrutiny, withdrawal and polling ;

(c) the manner of presentation and the form of nomination paper, the requirements for a valid nomination, scrutiny of nominations and withdrawal of candidature ;

(d) procedure at election, including death of candidate before poll and procedure of contested and uncontested elections ;

(e) hours of polling and adjournment of poll ;

(f) manner of voting at elections ;

(g) scrutiny and counting of votes including re-counting of votes and procedure to be followed in case of equality of votes ;

(h) declaration and notification of results ;

(i) deposit of security with nomination and return and forfeiture thereof ;

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