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  1. The power to decide an Election Petition for the State is vested in the
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    2. Supreme Court
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Correct Option: C

Section 80-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides that the High Court shall be the authority for presentment of election petitions under Article 329(b) of the Constitution. This was incorporated by an amendment in the year 1966 (Act 47 of 1966).


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