Article 143 Evidence by certificate of holding of Assembly elections

On—

(a)

any prosecution for a corrupt or illegal practice or for any illegal payment, employment or hiring, and

(b)

any proceedings for a penalty under article 60,

the certificate of the appropriate returning officer at an Assembly election—

(i)

that the election mentioned in the certificate was duly held, and

(ii)

that the person named in the certificate was a candidate at the election,

shall be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in it.