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Discuss the grounds for rejection of the nomination paper

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Answered by YashPanwar
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(a) If you are clearly not qualified to be a member of the House of the People or of State Legislative Assembly, or

(b) If you are clearly disqualified in law to be such member; or

(c) If you have not taken the oath or affirmation as required by the Constitution; or

(d) If your nomination paper has not been delivered in time; or

(e) If your nomination paper has been delivered to the Returning Officer or to an authorised Assistant Returning Officer by a person other than yourself or your proposer; or

(f) If your nomination paper has not been delivered at the place specified in the public notice issued by the Returning Officer; or

(g) If your nomination paper has been delivered to a person other than the Returning Officer or any of his authorised Assistant Returning Officer; or

(h) If your nomination paper is not substantially in the prescribed form; or

(i) If your nomination paper has not been signed either by you or by the required number of proposers or by both in the places meant for such signatures in the nomination paper; or

(j) If the proper security deposit has not been made by you in accordance with the law already explained; or

(k) If your signature or the signature of your proposer(s) on the nomination paper is not genuine; or

(l) If you do not belong to that class of persons for whom the seat in your constituency is reserved e.g. if you do not belong to Scheduled Caste and you file nomination paper to contest a seat reserved for the Scheduled Castes; or

(m) If the proposer is not an elector of the constituency or is not eligible to be proposer.

(n) If you fail to make declaration that, you have not been, and shall not be nominated as a candidate at the present general election/bye-elections being held simultaneously, to the House of the People of Legislative Assembly of a State, from more than two Parliamentary/Assembly constituencies, as the case may be.
Answered by skyfall63
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Nomination Paper is a detailed draft of contestant contesting for a seat in elections.

Explanation:

  • Post-filing of nomination paper a candidate is declared as the contestant for the select region from where he or she contests the election.
  • It consists of a wealth of the candidate and his background as far as civil or criminal cases are concerned.
  • A candidate proved of civil or criminal case is debarred besides this another reason for rejection is breaking of Election Code with corrupt activities.

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