Here is Question No. 10 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.
Q10. Consider the following statements:
- In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies.
- In the 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?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) 2 and 3
Answer -B
- Statement 1 is incorrect: As per Section 33(7) of the RPA,1951 one candidate can contest from a maximum of two constituencies (In 1996, the Representation of the People Act, 1951, was amended which restricted the number of seats one candidate could contest in one election to two constituencies).
- Statement 2 is correct: In the 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The Election Commission of India (ECI) bears the cost of elections/bye-elections in all the constituencies in Lok Sabha and assembly elections as well
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