91. The election of a candidate to the office of President shall be declared to be void on an election petition on any of the following grounds which may be proved to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court, namely :
| (a) that by reason of general bribery, general treating, or general intimidation, or other misconduct, or other circumstances, whether similar to those before enumerated or not, the majority of electors were or may have been prevented from electing the candidate whom they preferred; |
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| (b) noncompliance with the provisions of this Act relating to elections, if it appears that the election was not conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in such provisions and that such non-compliance affected the result of the election; |
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| (c) that a corrupt practice or illegal practice was committed in connection with the election by the candidate or with his knowledge or consent or by any agent of the candidate ; |
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| (d) that the candidate personally engaged a person, as a canvasser or agent or to speak on his behalf, knowing that such person had within seven years previous to such engagement been found guilty of a corrupt practice under the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council, 1946, or the law relating to the election of Members of Parliament. or the law relating to Referenda, or under this Act; |
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| (e) that the candidate personally engaged a person, as a canvasser or agent or to speak on his behalf, knowing that such person had been a person on whom civic disability had been imposed by a resolution passed by Parliament in terms of Article 81 of the Constitution and the period of such civic disability specified in such resolution had not expired; |
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| (f) that the candidate was at the time of his election a person disqualified for election to the office of President. |
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