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IPC Section 171A - "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined
Last Updated: 01 Apr, 2025
By Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty
Please refer to BNS 169 for updated procedures & punishments.
- “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;
- “Electoral right” means the right of a person to stand, or not to stand as, or to withdraw from being, a candidate, or to vote or refrain from voting at an election.
IPC 171A in Simple Words
Section 171A of the Indian Penal Code defines the terms "candidate" and "electoral right" for the purpose of this chapter, where "candidate" refers to a nominated person for an election, and "electoral right" means the right to stand as a candidate, vote, or withdraw from being a candidate.
"Candidate", "Electoral right" defined
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