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?

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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? ​

CollectorBabu · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: 2 only ​. Section 33(7) of the RPA Act, 1951 (amended in 1996)- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (6) or in any other provisions of this Act, a person shall not be nominated as a candidate for election-  in the case of a general election to the House of the People (whether or not held simultaneously  from all Parliamentary constituencies), from more than two Parliamentary constituencies. In 1991, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Devi Lal contested three Lok Sabha seats — Sikar, Rohtak and Ferozepur — as well as the Ghirai assembly seat. He lost them all.

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