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21. Election Petitions
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(1)
No election shall be called in question except by an election petition presented to the Supreme Court.
(2)
An election petition may be presented calling in question an election on one or more of the grounds specified in subsection (1) of section 19 to the Supreme Court by any candidate at such election or by any member of Parliament
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(3)
Any such petition may be presented at any time after the date of publication of the declaration in the Gazette con-taining the name of the candidate who has been returned at the election, but not later than thirty days from the date of such publication.