Mindful that every State has the sovereign right, in accordance with the will of its people, freely to choose and develop its own political, social, economic and cultural systems, without interference from other States, in strict compliance with the Charter of the United Nations, Find out about candidates standing in a particular State or constituency in past or future elections. The returning officer must acknowledge receipt of the nomination document as soon as he or she receives it. Upon receipt of the nomination paper, the returning officer is required to inform the candidate of the day, time and place of the examination of the nomination paper, and it is desirable that the candidate receive this receipt and notice from the returning officer. Provide an explanation of the correct spelling of his/her name in his/her nomination paper. Regarding the fact that the candidate is qualified and is also not disqualified to contest the election of the constituency. If elections are held for Loksabha and Vidhan Sabha, declare that he is not standing in more than two parliamentary/legislative constituencies. (9) Candidacy, party and campaign rights have a responsibility to the community. In particular, no candidate or political party may engage in violence. The candidate or one of his candidates must submit the nomination documents to the returning officer or deputy returning officer indicated in the public notice of election. Under section 34 of the R.
P. Act, 1951, a candidate is required to pay legal bail. Currently, the sum that must be deposited by a candidate is Rs 25,000 to contest the election to the Lok Sabha. To contest the election of the assembly, the sum that must be deposited by a candidate is 10,000 rupees. But for the candidate who belongs to the Schedule Cast and Schedule Tribe tribe, the sum that must be deposited is half of the sum that must be deposited by a candidate of the general category. This means that for the candidate belonging to the caste and tribe, the sum that must be deposited to participate in the election of Loksabha is 12,500 rupees and 5,000 rupees to participate in the election of Vidhan Sabha. It should be noted here that whether or not the constituency is reserved for SC/ST, the candidate belonging to the tribe or caste must file 12,500 rupees and 5,000 rupees to participate in the Loksabha election or the Vidhan Sabha election. In addition, even if a candidate has submitted four nomination documents from the same riding, he or she only has to file once. The deposit can be deposited in cash, with the returning officer and by baral at the Reserve Bank of India or the Ministry of Finance.
We have seen that the candidate must sign his nomination paper after making several statements. From these statements, the candidate must explain on which symbol he wishes to stand for election. Before submitting their application, the candidate must indicate their choice of symbols. The Electoral Symbols (Reservation and Attribution) Ordinance 1968 is in force. As part of this order, the Election Commission issued a notice listing the symbols reserved for recognized political parties and the free symbols for use by candidates nominated by unrecognized political parties and independent candidates. If a candidate is nominated by a recognized political party, he or she must choose the symbol reserved for that party. In other cases, i.e.: Independent candidates and candidates nominated by registered unrecognized political parties must choose three symbols in order of preference from the list of free symbols indicated in the notification of the electoral commission. A maximum of four nomination papers may be submitted by or on behalf of a candidate for a constituency. If a candidate wishes to run in an electoral division other than the one in which he or she is registered as an elector, he or she must provide a copy of the list of electors or of a relevant part of the list of electors on which he or she is registered as an elector. On a statutory holiday, no nomination papers may be submitted.
The candidate may not submit his nomination paper to any person other than the returning officer or deputy returning officer indicated for the receipt of nomination documents. The nomination paper must be submitted either by the candidate or by one of his or her candidates. (4) In order for elections to be fair, States should take the necessary measures to ensure that parties and candidates have adequate opportunities to present their electoral platforms. The candidate must make cautious statements on the following points of his nomination paper: Each candidate must make a legal declaration containing all of the following details: (i) Ongoing serious criminal proceedings against the candidate. (ii) information on the assets and liabilities of the applicant and his/her family. (iii) the applicant`s diplomas. This information helps voters make their decisions. Therefore, nomination papers submitted by candidates are very important in the election. The candidate must exercise the utmost care when submitting the nomination paper and the returning officer must at the same time examine the nomination in a preparatory manner at the time of submission, and if he finds a prima facie error, he must bring it to the attention of the candidate.
Typographical or printing errors in application documents should be ignored. However, this does not mean that the candidate should not be cautious when submitting the nomination paper and that the returning officer should not bring such errors to the candidate`s attention. The candidate must submit his nomination paper no later than the date of the last appointment fixed by the Election Commission of India u/s. 30 A of the People`s Representation Act, 1951. It is specified that if the last day for filing the declaration is the seventh day after the date of service, or if that day is a holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act, the declaration document must be filed on the day following the holiday that is not a holiday. (1) Everyone has the right to participate in the work of his country and has equal opportunities to stand for election. The criteria for government participation are determined in accordance with national constitutions and laws and must not conflict with the State`s international obligations. 5. The applicants` right to security of life and property shall be recognised and protected.
Articles 84 and 173 require a candidate to take an oath in the Third Schedule of the Constitution and to have genuine trust and integrity in the Constitution and to uphold the sovereignty and unity of India.