Consider the following statements: 1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies. 2. In 1991, Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies 3. As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye-elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of him/her winning in all the constituencies. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

QUESTION

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Indian Polity

Prelims 2021

Consider the following statements:

In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies.
In 1991, Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies
As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye-elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of him/her winning in all the constituencies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is Incorrect: Section 33(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, was amended in 1996 to restrict a candidate from contesting from more than two constituencies in a single general election or bye-elections held simultaneously.

Statement 2 is Correct: In the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, Shri Devi Lal contested from three constituencies: Rohtak (Haryana), Sikar (Rajasthan), and Ferozepur (Punjab). This was permissible at the time as the two-constituency limit was only introduced in 1996.

Statement 3 is Incorrect: There is no provision in the Representation of the People Act or election rules that requires a candidate or their party to bear the cost of bye-elections. Currently, the expenditure for conducting bye-elections is borne by the respective State Governments and the Central Government through the Election Commission.

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