Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. A registered voter in India can contest an election to Lok Sabha from any constituency in India. 2. As per the Representation of the People Act 1951, if a person is convicted of any offence and sentenc

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Q: 82 (CDS-II/2010)
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. A registered voter in India can contest an election to Lok Sabha from any constituency in India.
2. As per the Representation of the People Act 1951, if a person is convicted of any offence and sentenced to an imprisonment of 2 years or more, this will be disqualification to contest election.

Select the correct answer using the code given below : .

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Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,117,71,40,26,117,5

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{'disqualification': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'registered voter': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'imprisonment': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'election': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'constituency': [3, 0, 1, 1], 'representation': [5, 1, 6, 8]}

The correct answer is option 3, which states that both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Statement 1: A registered voter in India can contest an election to Lok Sabha from any constituency in India. This means that any citizen who is registered as a voter in India is eligible to contest elections for the Lok Sabha, which is the lower house of the Parliament of India. This allows individuals to represent any constituency in the country, regardless of their place of birth or residence.

Statement 2: As per the Representation of the People Act 1951, if a person is convicted of any offense and sentenced to an imprisonment of 2 years or more, this will be disqualification to contest election. This means that if a person is convicted of a serious offense and given an imprisonment of two or more years, they will be disqualified from contesting any elections in India. This provision is in place to ensure that individuals with criminal records are not allowed to hold public office.

In conclusion, both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct as per the given information.