Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2017 · Polity and Constitution · Question 7

For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

  1. anyone residing in India.
  2. a resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested.
  3. any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.
  4. any citizen of India.

Answer

any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.

  • (a) Incorrect. Mere residence in India is not enough; the candidate must satisfy constitutional/statutory qualifications for Lok Sabha.
  • (b) Incorrect. A person need not be a resident of the constituency from which they contest a Lok Sabha election.
  • (c) Correct. Under the Representation of the People Act, a Lok Sabha candidate must be an elector, i.e. a citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of some parliamentary constituency.
  • (d) Incorrect. Mere citizenship is insufficient; the person must also be an elector and meet age/other legal requirements.

Answer: (c)

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