BNS Section 169: Candidate, electoral right defined
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 9: Of Offences Relating to Elections
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169. 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.
Bare act text for reference, current to 1 July 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 170. Bribery
- 171. Undue influence at elections
- 172. Personation at elections
- 173. Punishment for bribery
- 174. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
- 175. False statement in connection with an election
- 176. Illegal payments in connection with an election
- 177. Failure to keep election accounts