Bill amends voter disqualification rules after Supreme Court order
This Bill amends the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to clarify that a person who is prohibited from voting while in prison or police custody does not lose their status as an elector. It also restricts the grounds for disqualifying a member of Parliament or State Legislature to those specifically listed in the Act, responding to a Supreme Court order that had ruled such persons were not qualified to contest elections.
Members of Parliament and State Legislatures, persons confined in prison or in lawful police custody, and electoral authorities.
- Amends Section 7(b) to state that a member is disqualified only under the provisions of Chapter III of Part II of the Act and on no other ground.
- Inserts a proviso to Section 62(5) stating that a person whose name is on the electoral roll does not cease to be an elector due to the prohibition on voting while in prison or police custody.
- Validates the amended provisions as if they had been in force at all material times, notwithstanding any court judgment or order.
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Document details
| Official title | THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL, 2013 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | LVII |
| Status | closed (bill) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |