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Q98 (IAS/1995) Polity & Governance › State Executive & Legislature › State legislative assembly Answer Verified

If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
Explanation

Under the Representation of the People rules a candidate’s deposit is forfeited if he fails to secure one-sixth of the votes polled [1]. If the person declared elected has nevertheless lost his deposit, it means his share of total votes was under one-sixth — a situation most plausibly caused by a heavily split (multi‑cornered) contest with many candidates dividing the poll so that even the winner’s plurality is very small. A marginal victory over the nearest rival (option 3) does not by itself imply such a low overall vote share, and poor turnout (option 1) affects absolute numbers but not the required fraction; multi-member constituencies (option 2) are not relevant here [2].

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 18: President > Qualifications for Election as President > p. 189
  2. [2] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: ELECTION AND REPRESENTATION > Check your progress > p. 62
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