Key provisions of Section 14 of the RPA, 1951:
- A general election shall be held for the purpose of constituting a new House of the People on the expiration of the duration of the existing House or on its dissolution.
- For the said purpose the President shall issue notifications on such date as recommended by the Election Commission.
- Where a general election is held otherwise than on the dissolution of the existing House of the People, no such notification shall be issued at any time earlier than six months prior to the date on which the duration of that House would expire under the provisions of clause (2) of article 83.
