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jail term contest poll

Allowing convicts with up to 2-yr jail term contest polls requires scrutiny: HC

The law does not take into account the nature of crime, instead decides on the basis of number of years a convict has been put to jail by a court. Section 11 of the Act has provisions under which the Election Commission of India can remove any disqualification or reduce the period of any such disqualification.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 01:54 am IST