IPC Section 171A — Candidate , Electoral right defined

Summary

A candidate is someone who has been officially nominated to run in an election. An electoral right is a person's right to either stand for election or choose not to, to withdraw from being a candidate, or to vote or choose not to vote in an election.

Official Text

“candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;
“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.

Related Judgments

• SHRI BABURAO PATEL & ORS v. DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN & — Supreme Court of India (1968)
• .. Petitioner vs 1.The Chief Election Commissioner of India, — Madras High Court (2019)
• SMT. INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI v. SHRI RAJ NARAIN — Supreme Court of India (1976)
• No.11978 of 2019 vs 1.Union of India — Madras High Court (2019)
• ... Petitioners/Accused vs The Deputy Superintendent of Police, — Madras High Court (2007)
• IQBAL SINGH v. S. GURDAS SINGH & ORS. S — Supreme Court of India (1976)
• KRISHNAMOORTHY v. SIVAKUMAR & ORS. 989 — Supreme Court of India (2015)
• CRL RC/527/2018 — Madras High Court (2018)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §169 — Candidate, electoral right defined