Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · Chapter II: Establishment of Municipal Corporations of Delhi · Disputes regarding elections
Section 20: Procedure in case of equality of votes
If during the trial of an election petition it appears that there is an equality of votes between any candidates at the election and that the addition of a vote would entitle any of those candidates to be declared elected, then, the court of the district judge shall decide between them by lot and proceed as if the one on whom the lot falls had received an additional vote.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 20
- Aadhav Arjuna & Ors v. Basketball Federation of India & Ors
- Kulvinder Singh Gill & Ors v. Basketball Federation of India & Ors
- Pondicherry Basketball Association v. Union of India, & Ors
- Pradeep Oil Corporation v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr.
- Avtar Singh Hit v. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Ors