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Presentation of petitions.- (1) Any elector of a municipality may, on furnishing the prescribed security in the prescribed manner, present within thirty days of the publication of the result, on one or more of the grounds specified in sub-section (1) of section 296 to the authorised officer an election petition in writing against the election of any person under this Act. 144 (2) The election petition shall be deemed to have been presented to the authorised officer - (a) when it is delivered to him - (i) by the person making the petition ; or (ii) by a person authorised in writing in this behalf by the person making petition ; or (b) when it is sent by registered post and is delivered to the authorised officer or any other person empowered to receive it. 1[284-A. Parties to the petition.- A petitioner shall join as respondent to his petition,- (a) where the petitioner, in addition to claiming declaration that the election of all or any of the returned candidates is void, claims a further declaration that he himself or any other candidate has been duly elected, all the contesting candidates other than the petitioners, and where no such further declaration is claimed, all the returned candidates; and (b) any other candidate against whom allegations of any corrupt practice are made in the petition.]