Q: What is an election petition ?

Ans: An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a Parliamentary election, assembly or local election. 

Election petitions are filed in the High Court of the particular state in which the election was conducted. 
Therefore, only the High Courts have the original jurisdiction on deciding on election petitions. Such  jurisdiction shall be exercised ordinarily by the Single Judge of the High Court and Chief Justice shall  from time to time assign one or more Judges for that purpose.
For the parliamentary election,  election petition  is filed in Supreme Court.  

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