IPC Section 171A: Candidate, Electoral right defined
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 9A: Offences relating to Elections
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
For the purposes of this Chapter—
1[(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.
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- Subs. by Act 40 of 1975, s. 9, for cl. (a).
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 171B. Bribery
- 171C. Undue influence at elections
- 171D. Personation at elections
- 171E. Punishment for bribery
- 171F. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
- 171G. False statement in connection with an election
- 171H. Illegal payments in connection with an election
- 171I. Failure to keep election accounts