Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996 : I. > Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall enta

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Q: 14 (IAS/1999)
Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996 :
I. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.
II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.
III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency.
IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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The correct answer is Option 2 - statements I, II, and IV are correct.

Here`s why each option is valid or invalid:

Option 1 - II and III: Statement II is correct; there is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate needs to make for contesting the election to the Lok Sabha. But, the III statement is incorrect because a candidate is allowed to stand for an election from more than one parliamentary constituency.

Option 2 - I, II, and IV: All three statements are correct as per the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996.

Option 3 - I and III: While the first statement is correct, as mentioned before, the third statement is not. Therefore, Option 3 is incorrect.

Option 4 - I, II, III, and IV: The fourth statement is correct as now, no election will be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate. But, as we discussed earlier, statement III is incorrect, making Option 4 incorrect.