LawgistThe Indian Penal Code
171DPersonation at elections
Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper on votes in the name of any other person, whether living or dead, or in a fictitious name, or who having voted once at such election applies at the same election for a voting paper in his own name, and whoever abets, procures or attempts to procure the voting by any person in any such way, commits the offence of personation at an election.
1 [Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a person who has been authorised to vote as proxy for an elector under any law for the time being in force in so far as he votes as a proxy for such elector.]
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1. The proviso ins. by Act 24 of 2003, s. 5 (w.e.f. 22-9-2003).
OF OFFENCESRELATING TO ELECTIONS
- 171A "Candidate", "Electoral right" defined
- 171B Bribery
- 171C Undue influence at elections
- 171D Personation at elections
- 171E Punishment for bribery
- 171F Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
- 171G False statement in connection with an election
- 171H Illegal payments in connection with an election
- 171-I Failure to keep election accounts
