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For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

2017

“Elections, Delimitation”, Polity

For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

(a)

Anyone residing in India.

(b)

A resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested.

(c)

Any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.

(d)

GI any citizen of India.

Answer:

(c)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

For contesting an election as a candidate a person must be registered as a voter. Sec 4 (d) of Representation People Act, 1951 precludes a person from contesting unless he is an elector in any parliamentary constituency. www.civilsdaily.com/story/electoral-reforms-in-india/