Section 171A Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Section 171A IPC

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Section 171A Indian Penal Code, Section 171A IPC

171A. “Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined.—For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;

(b) “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.

This section inserted by Act 39 of 1920, s. 2.  2. Subs. by Act 40 of 1975, s. 9, for cl. (a).

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