UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

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

Correct Answer

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

Explanation

For a Lok Sabha election, a candidate need not be a resident of the specific constituency but must be an elector, i.e., their name must appear on the electoral roll of some constituency in India.

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