← Electoral system and the Representation of the People ActsRPA 1951: qualifications, disqualifications, nomination, two-seat limitFind a topicSearchLok Sabha candidature requires elector status, with reserved-seat conditionsElector and reserved-seat qualifications differ across legislative HousesSpecified convictions attract section 8 disqualificationA sentence of at least two years can disqualify through six years after releaseCorrupt-practice disqualification follows a distinct presidential determinationDismissal for corruption or disloyalty carries a five-year disqualificationA subsisting government supply or works contract can disqualify a candidateSpecified offices in government-owned companies attract disqualificationUnjustified failure to lodge election accounts attracts an ECI disqualificationECI may remove or reduce specified statutory disqualificationsNomination needs valid delivery, prescribed form and the required proposersSection 33(7) limits simultaneous candidature to two seats of the specified election classReturning officers scrutinise nominations on statutory groundsA valid withdrawal of candidature cannot be cancelled
