Indian Penal Code, 1860
Indian Penal Code, 1860
IX · Section 171A

“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

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.

Judgments on Section 171A