Supreme Court issues notice to Central government, Election Commission on plea against candidates contesting from multiple seats

The plea challenged the constitutionality of provisions of Representation of People Act that allow a candidate to contest from two constituencies leading to by-polls in vacated seats if the candidate wins from both.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea seeking to limit the number of seats from which a candidate can contest in elections [Koshy Jacob v Union of India & Anr.]

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