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Q 1. Can a non-citizen be a candidate?
Ans. No
A non citizen cannot be a contesting candidate in
the elections. Article 84 (a) of the Constitution of India envisages
that a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill up a seat
in the Parliament unless he is a citizen of India. Similar provision
exists for State Legislative Assemblies in Article 173 (a) of the
Constitution.
Q 2 What is the minimum age for becoming
a candidate for Lok Sabha or Assembly election ?
Ans. Twenty Five
Years
Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India provides that
the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha election
shall be 25 years. Similar provision exists for a candidate to the
Legislative Assemblies vide Article 173 (b) of the Constitution
read with Sec. 36 (2) of the R. P. Act, 1950.
Q 3. If I am not registered as a voter in
any Constituency, can I contest election?
Ans. No
For contesting an election as a candidate a person
must be registered as a voter. Sec 4 (d) of Representation People
Act, 1951 precludes a person from contesting unless he is an elector
in any parliamentary constituency. Section 5 (c) of R. P. Act, 1951
has a similar provision for Assembly Constituencies.
Q 4. I am registered as a voter in Maharashtra.
Can I contest election to Lok Sabha from Haryana or Maharashtra,
or Orissa ?
Ans. Yes
If you are a registered voter in Maharashtra, you can contest
an election to Lok Sabha from any constituency in the country except
Assam, Lakshadweep and Sikkim, as per Section 4 (c), 4 (cc) and
4 (ccc) of the R. P. Act, 1951.
Q 5. If some body is convicted for some offence
and he is sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years, can he contest
elections?
Ans. No
As per Section 8 (3) of R. P. Act, 1951, if a person
is convicted of any offence and sentenced to an imprisonment of
2 years or more, this will be disqualification to contest elections.
Q 6. Supposing he is on bail, pending disposal
of his appeal, can he contest the election?
Ans. No
Even if is a person is on bail, after the conviction
and his appeal is pending for disposal, he is disqualified from
contesting an election as per the guidelines issued by the Election
Commission of India.
Q 7. Can a person confined in jail vote in
an election?
Ans. No
According to section 62(5) of the Representation of
the People Act, 1951, no person shall vote at any election if he
is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of imprisonment
or transportation or otherwise, or is in the lawful custody of the
police.
Q 8. Every candidate is required to make
security deposit. How much is the security deposit for Lok Sabha
election?
Ans. Rupees Ten
Thousand
As per Section 34 1 (a) of R. P. Act, 1951, every
candidate is required to make a security deposit of Rs. 10,000/-
(Rupees Ten Thousand Only) for Lok Sabha elections.
Q 9. Is there any concession for a candidate
belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe ?
Ans. Yes
The same section 34 of R. P. Act, 1951 provides that
a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is
required to make a security deposit of Rs. 5,000 (Rupees Five Thousand
Only).
Q 10. How much is the security deposit for
an Assembly election?
Ans. Rupees Five Thousand
As per Sec. 34 (1) (b) of the R. P. Act 1951, a general
candidate for contesting an Assembly election will have to make
a security deposit of Rs. 5,000/-. A candidate belonging to Scheduled
Caste / Tribe will have to make a security deposit of Rs. 2,500/-
(Two Thousand and Five Hundred Only).
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