Q. Consider the following statements:
1. No political party can conduct election campaign through social media during silence period.
2. Filing of false declaration by a candidate in an election is an electoral offence.
3. There is no bar on campaigning expenses for candidates contesting legislative council elections of a state.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Section 126 of the RP Act, 1951, interalia, prohibits election campaign activities through public meetings, processions, social media etc., and displaying of election matter by means of television and similar apparatus during silence period. The period of 48 hours before the completion of elections is known as the “silence period”.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Filing of false declaration by a candidate in an election is not an electoral offence. As of now, it only attracts six months’ jail term.
Statement 3 is correct. As of now, candidates contesting legislative council elections of a state don’t have a bar on campaigning expenses.
