Section 171A“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined
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Chapter IXA OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS
s. 171A
171A. “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 and includes a person who, when an election is in contemplation, holds himself out as a prospective candidate thereat; provided that he is subsequently nominated as a candidate at such 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.