State Act
Section 40. Grounds for which a Candidate other than the returned Candi-date may be declared to have been elected
THE ODISHA GRAMA PANCHAYATS ACT, 1964
40. Grounds for which a Candidate other than the returned Candi-date may be declared to have been elected :– If any person who has lodged a Petition, has in addition to calling in question the election of the returned Candidate, claimed a declaration that he himself or any other Candidate has been duly elected and the 1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] is of opinion– (a) that in fact the Petitioner or such other Candidate received a majority of the valid Votes; or (b) that but for the Votes obtained by the returned Candidate by a corrupt practice the Petitioner or such other Candidate would have obtained a majority of the valid Votes; he shall after declaring the election of the returned Candidate to be void declare the Petitioner or such other Candidate, as the case may be, to have been duly elected.