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 Lai contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies. 3.

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Q: (IAS/2021)
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 Lai 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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Polity

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IAS

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Option B is correct.

Statement 1 is incorrect as there is a law restricting candidates from contesting in more than one constituency. The law is called The Representation of the People Act, 1951 and under Section 33(7), a person cannot contest from more than one Lok Sabha or Assembly constituency simultaneously.

Statement 2 is correct. Devi Lal, a former Deputy Prime Minister of India, contested the 1991 Lok Sabha election from three constituencies - Rohtak, Sirsa, and Medak in Andhra Pradesh.

Statement 3 is incorrect as there is no provision for the candidate`s party to bear the cost of bye-elections in case the candidate wins from multiple constituencies. If a candidate wins from multiple constituencies, he/she has to resign from all but one seat, and a bye-election will be held in the vacated seats. The candidate will have to bear the cost of the bye-elections.