INDORE: According to senior
officials, it is mandatory under section 34 (1) (a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 for the
general candidates
to deposit security amount of Rs 25,000 to fight an election in
Lok Sabha
constituency while under the section 34 (1) (b), the SC/ST candidates belonging have to deposit Rs 12,500.
If a candidate gets less than 1/6th of the total number of valid
votes
cast in any constituency, then his
security deposit
is confiscated, they explained.
It means every candidate must secure more than 16,666 votes.
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