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Q1 · easy · BNS S.169
Under Section 169 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, who is defined as a 'candidate'?
- A.A person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election.✓ correct
- B.A person who has publicly declared an intention to contest an election.
- C.Any registered voter who wishes to contest an election.
- D.A person who has filed nomination papers but not yet been nominated.
Why: Section 169(a) expressly defines 'candidate' as "a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election." The definition is tied to nomination rather than mere intention or voter status.
Read Section 169 — Candidate, electoral right defined →Q2 · easy · BNS S.169
Which of the following is included within the term 'electoral right' under Section 169?
- A.Only the right to vote in elections.
- B.The right to stand, or not to stand as, or to withdraw from being, a candidate; and to vote or refrain from voting.✓ correct
- C.Only the right to stand as a candidate, not the right to vote.
- D.The right to hold public office after being elected.
Why: Section 169(b) defines 'electoral right' to include both candidate-related rights (to stand, not to stand, or to withdraw) and voter-related rights (to vote or refrain from voting). It is not limited to voting alone or to post-election office.
Read Section 169 — Candidate, electoral right defined →Q3 · medium · BNS S.169
Does 'electoral right' under Section 169 include the right to withdraw from being a candidate?
- A.No — withdrawal is not part of 'electoral right'.
- B.Yes — but only before the close of nominations.
- C.Yes — the right to withdraw from being a candidate is expressly included.✓ correct
- D.No — it includes only the right to vote or refrain from voting.
Why: Section 169(b) explicitly states that 'electoral right' includes the right "to withdraw from being, a candidate." Therefore withdrawal is expressly listed as part of the electoral rights.
Read Section 169 — Candidate, electoral right defined →Q4 · medium · BNS S.169
Is a person who merely intends to be a candidate but has not been nominated considered a 'candidate' under Section 169?
- A.Yes — mere intention to contest makes one a candidate.
- B.Only if they have publicly announced their intention.
- C.Yes — if they have supporters backing their intention.
- D.No — Section 169 defines 'candidate' as someone who has been nominated.✓ correct
Why: Section 169(a) confines the meaning of 'candidate' to "a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any election," so mere intention or announcement without nomination does not meet that definition.
Read Section 169 — Candidate, electoral right defined →Q5 · hard · BNS S.169
If a person has been nominated as a candidate and subsequently withdraws from the election, does Section 169 alone still define them as a 'candidate'?
- A.Yes — Section 169(a) defines 'candidate' by nomination, and Section 169(b) separately recognises withdrawal as an electoral right; the definition remains nomination-based.✓ correct
- B.No — withdrawal automatically removes a person's status as a candidate under Section 169.
- C.It depends on other provisions; Section 169 does not address the effect of withdrawal on the definition.
- D.Only if the election authority formally accepts the withdrawal does the person cease to be a candidate under Section 169.
Why: Section 169(a) defines 'candidate' solely as a person "who has been nominated," while Section 169(b) lists withdrawal as an electoral right. Read alone, Section 169 ties the label 'candidate' to nomination and does not state that withdrawal changes that definitional fact.
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