The first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has concluded on 19 April 2024. Voting took place in Moradabad seat of Uttar Pradesh in the first phase of elections. However, after the elections the bad news came that Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Moradabad seat Kunwar Sarvesh Singh passed away. After this incident, the question in the minds of people is that now that the election candidate has passed away, what action will the Election Commission take? Will there be by-elections on this seat? Or will some other method be adopted? Let us know the answers to these questions in our news.
How did Sarvesh Singh die?
Voting took place on Moradabad Lok Sabha seat on 19 April. BJP candidate Kunwar Sarvesh Singh died on the evening of 20 April at the age of 71. According to the information, even when BJP gave him the ticket, he was admitted in the hospital. Sarvesh Singh became MP from Moradabad in UP by winning the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. Before this, he had been MLA 4 times from Thakurdwara assembly seat of UP.
Will there be voting again?
According to the rules of the Election Commission, if the voting process has been completed on a seat and after that the candidate dies, then the results of the election will be awaited. According to the rules, if any other candidate wins after the counting of votes, there will be no need for re-election. However, if Kunwar Sarvesh Singh wins the election then this election will be cancelled. There will be a need for re-voting or by-election on this seat. Because then he will not be present to represent his area. Under Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, elections will have to be held on this seat within 6 months.
What if he dies before voting?
If a candidate dies before voting on a seat and if the date for nomination and withdrawal of nomination expires, then the election on the concerned seat is cancelled. For example, in the recently held Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023, Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kunnar from Karanpur seat of Sriganganagar had died. His nomination had been done. In such a situation, elections were held on this seat on a new date.
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