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 Lal 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?
1 only
2 only
1 and 3
2 and 3
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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Statement 2 is correct. Before the 1996 amendment, there was no such restriction. Shri Devi Lal, among others (like Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1957), contested from multiple constituencies. In the 1991 Lok Sabha election, Shri Devi Lal contested from Sikar, Rohtak, and Amethi constituencies.
Statement 3 is incorrect. There have been recommendations from the Election Commission and Law Commission to hold candidates or parties responsible for the cost of bye-elections caused by a candidate winning multiple seats and vacating all but one. However, these recommendations have not been enacted into law. The cost of conducting bye-elections is currently borne by the public exchequer.