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(1 ) NO election of Chairperson or a counci1lor shdl be called in %etion ~ ~ t i o m t b qaestion except by an election petition presented to the principal ~istrict ~udge of the district in which the municipality is situated within forty-five days from the. date of the publication of the result nf the electim under this Act. (2) An &ctio~ petition calling in question t ny such elsfion m y bo rmnted as ifled in sub-sodion (4) by any candidate at such c l ~ ~ gy any doctor xc ward conaraod or by a* returned candidate ind i v i d d v cw jsintlv 54 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY - --- -- - -/ * -I (3) A petitioner under sub-section (2) shall implead all the candidates at the election as respondent to his petition. (4) An election petition,- I (a) shall contain a concise statement of the material facts on which t lie petitioner relies: (b) shall, with sufficient particulars, setforth the ground or grounds on which the election in question is challenged; and (c) shall be signed by the petitioner and verified in the manner laid down in Central 4ct V the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 for the verification of pleadings. of 1'3,)5. I Grou.ds for de-