98. An election petition
| (a) shall state the right of the petitioner to petition under section 95 of this Act; |
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| (b) shall state the holding and result of the election ; |
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| (c) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which the petitioner relies; |
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| (d) shall set forth full particulars of any corrupt or illegal practice that the petitioner alleges, including as full a statement as possible of the names of the parties alleged to have committed such corrupt or illegal practice and the date and place of the commission of such practice, and shall also be accompanied by an affidavit in support of the allegation of such corrupt or illegal practice and the date and place of the commission of such practice; |
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| (e) shall conclude with a prayer as, for instance, that the election in respect of any electoral district should be declared void, and shall be signed by all the petitioners: |
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