Central · Act 45 of 2023

Section 174 — Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.

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