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wahengbamniranjitsingh (Querist) 13 January 2015 This query is : Resolved
what is the penalty for voter casting votes in two different constituencies and registering as voter in two constituency

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wahengbamniranjitsingh (Querist) 13 January 2015
kindly reply me

wahengbamniranjitsingh (Querist) 13 January 2015
thanking you

Shailesh Kr. Shah (Expert) 13 January 2015
there is no penalty. however, vote at in more than one such constituency, his votes in all such constituencies shall be void.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 14 January 2015
Extracts From the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Extracts from the representation of the people act,1951

(CHAPTER 1, PARA 5.1),
62. Right to vote-
(3) No person shall vote at a General Election in more than one constituency of the same class and if a person votes in more than one such constituency, his votes in all such constituencies shall be void.
(4) No person shall at any election vote in the same constituency more than once, notwithstanding that his name may have been registered in the electoral roll for that constituency more than once, and if he does so vote, all his votes in that constituency shall be void.

ajay sethi (Expert) 14 January 2015
agree with Mr goyal

Shailesh Kr. Shah (Expert) 14 January 2015
extract produced by learned expert sh. Rajendra K goyal, is from the Representation of the people act, 1951 not from constitution of India.