The Elections Act 2017
With regards to the section titled “Measures for training and public awareness”, which of the following is NOT one of themes that the Commission shall conduct public awareness programmes and media campaigns about?
Importance of maximum voter enrolment and participation in elections
Dissemination of information regarding procedure of casting vote
Guidance regarding ideal candidate selection criteria
Importance of maintaining the integrity of the electoral process
Guidance regarding ideal candidate selection criteria
As per section 12 (c), the Commission may conduct such programmes “regarding the importance of maximum voter enrolment and participation in elections, especially by women, dissemination of information regarding procedure of casting vote, and the importance of maintaining the integrity of the electoral process.” Hence, option ‘C’ is the correct choice.
Guidance regarding ideal candidate selection criteria As per section 12 (c), the Commission may conduct such programmes “regarding the importance of maximum voter enrolment and participation in elections, especially by women, dissemination of information regarding procedure of casting vote, and the importance of maintaining the integrity of the electoral process.” Hence, option ‘C’ is the correct choice.
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An election official shall be guilty of breach of official duty, if he, in the conduct or management of an election or maintenance of order at a polling station does which of the following?A. Persuades any person to give his vote
B. Influences in any manner the voting of any person
C. Any of the above
D. None of the above
A person shall not be enrolled –
A. On the electoral roll for any electoral area more than twice
B. On the electoral rolls for more than two electoral areas
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’
Under the Act, the Commission may conduct pilot projects for utilization of electronic voting machines and biometric verification system in bye-elections to assess which of the following about these machines?
A. Technical efficacy
B. Financial feasibility
C. Security
D. All of the above
The exact term used in the Act to refer to an election held to fill a casual vacancy is ___.
A. Bi-election
B. By-election
C. Bye-election
D. Special-election
Which of the following can be termed as an “election official”?
A. District Returning Officer
B. Assistant Presidential Officer
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. None of the above
Where, after consolidation of the Results of the Count, there is equality of votes between two contesting candidates, the Returning Officer shall declare both the candidates as returned and each one of them shall be entitled to represent his constituency in the respective Assembly for half of its term of office. What determines which candidate shall serve for the first half?
A. The educational qualification of the candidates
B. The number of years of prior political experience, if any
C. Drawing of a lot
D. None of the above
A person is guilty of the offence of corrupt practice if he,
A. Causes or attempts to cause any person present and waiting to vote at the polling station to depart without voting
B. Calls upon or persuades any person to vote, or to refrain from voting, for any candidate on the ground that he belongs to a particular religion, province, community, race, caste, bradari, sect or tribe
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ qualify as valid offences of corruption
D. Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’ qualify as valid offences of corruption
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