169. 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.
IPC Section 171A in BNS: Section 169
“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined
Section 171A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined) corresponds to Section 169 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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