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| (1) The election in respect of any electoral district 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 Election Judge, namely
| | (a) that by reason of general bribery, general treating or general intimidation or other misconduct or other circumstances whether similar to those enumerated before or not a section of electors was prevented for the recognized political party or group which it preferred and there- the result of the election. | | |
| | (b) non-compliance 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 materially affected the result of the election. | | |
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| (2) The election of a candidate as a Member 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 Election Judge, namely
| | (a) that a corrupt 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; | | |
| | (b) 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 law relating to the election of the President or the law relating to Referenda or under the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council, 1946, or under this Act, by a court of competent jurisdiction or by the report of an Election Judge ; | | |
| | (c) 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 ; | | |
| | (d) that the candidate was at the time of his election a person disqualified for election as a Member. | | |
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