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Decision of the authorised officer.- (1) Where an election petition has not been dismissed under section 165, the authorized officer shall inquire into the election petition and at the conclusion of the inquiry shall make an order- (a) dismissing the election petition; or 1[(b) declaring the election of all or any of the elected persons to be void; or] 2[(c) declaring the election of all or any of the elected persons to be void and the petitioner or any other candidate to have been duly elected.] (2) At the time of making an order under sub-section (1) the authorized officer shall also make an order,- (a) where any charge is made in the petition of any corrupt practice having been committed at the election, recording-