(1) Any concerned candidate may, in any of the  following circumstances, file a petition in the Court directly or through the District
Election Officer designated by the Commission to have the election declared void within thirty five days of the date of cause of action:
(a) the election has not been fair due to the commission of acts in contravention of Sections 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 or Clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) or
(h) of Section 11, Section 12 or 14 extensively in the election;
(b) the result of election has been affected owing to the fact that the nomination paper filed by any person to be a candidate in the election has not been
validated which should have been validated or has not been voided or cancelled which should have been voided or cancelled;
(c) the elected candidate has made expenses in the election, in excess of the ceiling specified pursuant to the laws in force or made expenses unusually
or illegally or improperly for unlawful purposes.
(2) Where a petition filed pursuant to Sub-section (1) is proved, the Court shall void the election of the elected candidate.
(3) Notwithstanding any thing contained in Sub-sections (1) and (2), thewhole election or the election of the elected candidate shall not be voided if the
following matter is proved:
(a) that any activity set forth in Clause (a) of Sub-section (1) or Section 4, 5, 6 or 7 has been done without information or consent of the
elected candidate or his or her agent or he or she has made an attempt to prevent such activity in the election; or
(b) that the result of election has not been actually affected by any activity set forth in Clause (a) of sub-Section (1).