Procedure

(1) The petition shall be presented by any candidate duly nominated in the election or by an elector of the electorate before the Additional District Magistrate together with a deposit of Rs. 100 as security for costs within fifteen days after the day on which the result of the election was notified in the Gazette and shall specify the ground or grounds on which the election of the opposite party is questioned and shall contain a summary of the circumstances alleged to justify the election being questioned on such grounds. Explanation—In this sub-section ‘ elector’ means a person who was entitled to vote at the election to which the election petition relates whether he has voted at such election or not. (2) A person whose election is questioned and all other candidates duly nominated at such election shall be impleaded as opposite parties to the petition.