Indian election scenario we generally hear about is ...'this contestent will not even get his deposit'..so what is the meaning of contestent not getting his deposit...
First of all, for a candidate to contest in polls, he or she needs to submit their nomination papers at the EC offices in their respective states. Those whose nominations are found valid should have deposited Rs.10000 as a security Deposit if he/she is contesting for a Lok Sabha seat or Rs.5000 for an Assembly Seat. The amount to be deposited is half the above in the case of candidate under Schedule caste or Schedule tribe.
The amount deposited will either be returned back to the depositor or forfeited to the Government of India according to some conditions.
Conditions when the amount is returned back to the depositor:
The nomination made by the candidate if found to be invalid.
The candidate has withdrawn his nomination even though it is found valid.
The candidate dies before the commencement of polls.
The candidate lost the polls but secured 1/6th of the total number of valid votes polled in that election.
The candidate has won the election.
he candidate has won the election even if he/she has not secured 1/6th of the total valid votes.
Incase of a SC/ST candidate depositing Rs.10000 or Rs.5000, as the case may be, not knowing the fact that he/she has to deposit only half that amount, the excess amount will be returned back to the candidate.
Alternatively a candidate has to forfeit his/her deposit if they fail to secure at least 1 vote greater than 1/6th of the total valid votes.
This has cleared my long standing doubt..hope the same with all :)
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Hey great boss. I was googling for this info..Thanks.
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