November 1, 2026

Section 169 – Candidate, Electoral Right Defined | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Chapter IX – Of Offences Relating to Elections

169. Candidate, Electoral Right Defined

For the purposes of this Chapter—

  • (a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election;
  • (b) “electoral right” means the right of a person to stand, or not to stand as, or to withdraw from being, a candidate or to vote or refrain from voting at an election.