INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
171A. "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined
169. Candidate, electoral right defined.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
171A. "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined.--For the purposes
of this Chapter-
2*[(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.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
169. Candidate, electoral right defined.—For the purposes of this Chapter—
(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.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023