Election Commission backs PIL to ban candidates contesting from two seats
Election Commission backs PIL to ban candidates contesting from two seats
In 2014 Lok Sabha Elections Prime Minister Narendra Modi Contested From Vadodara And Varanasi Constituency.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato
| Updated on: 04 Apr 2018, 06:47:41 PM
New Delhi:
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday supported a petition filed at the Supreme Court seeking ban on candidates contesting an election from more than one constituency.
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay wanting Section 33 (7) of the Representation of People’s Act that allows a candidate to contest Lok Sabha or Assembly elections from two constituencies simultaneously to be scrapped.