New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has supported a PIL in the Supreme Court that seeks a restraint on candidates against contesting from more than one Constutuency. Under the existing legal regime, a candidate is allowed to contest from up to a maximum of two constituencies in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly polls.
In the 2014 general elections, BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi had contested from two seats — Vadodara and Varanasi. He later retained Varanasi. Filing an affidavit, ECI has now said that the Representation of the People Act should be amended to restrict a candidate to contest from one seat.
