Home MCQs The Elections Act 2017 Question #9460
Back to Questions
The Elections Act 2017 QUESTION #9460
Question 1
Section 148(5) [as amended 2023] requires election petitions to be decided within a specified number of days of filing, with no adjournment exceeding seven days (and only on payment of Rs. 100,000). The mandatory decision period is:
  • One hundred and twenty days
  • Sixty days
  • One hundred and eighty days✔️
  • Ninety days
Correct Answer Explanation
Section 148(5) [as substituted by the 2023 amendment] states: 'the election petition shall be decided within one hundred and eighty days of its filing.'