EC for disqualifying candidates accused of bribing voters
April 30, 2017 16:44
The Election Commission will soon ask the government to disqualify for up to five years candidates listed in chargesheets for bribing voters, a move which comes after it found that 'innovative ways' were used for luring electors in a Tamil Nadu bypoll.
The poll watchdog has decided to write to the law ministry seeking changes in the Representation of the People Act to ensure that candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly polls are disqualified for up to five years once they are chargesheeted by a court, sources in the poll panel said.
Earlier this month, the commission had indefinitely cancelled the RK Nagar assembly bypoll after it found that money power was used to influence voters. The bypoll was to be held on April 12.
It was necessitated following the demise of J Jayalalithaa. -- PTI
The poll watchdog has decided to write to the law ministry seeking changes in the Representation of the People Act to ensure that candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly polls are disqualified for up to five years once they are chargesheeted by a court, sources in the poll panel said.
Earlier this month, the commission had indefinitely cancelled the RK Nagar assembly bypoll after it found that money power was used to influence voters. The bypoll was to be held on April 12.
It was necessitated following the demise of J Jayalalithaa. -- PTI
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