One “Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma” figures in an Election Commission listing of people disqualified from contesting polls for failing to motel account of election costs. He had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent and had polled 2196 votes from the Wayanad seat in Kerala from wherein Congress chief Rahul Gandhi received with over 7 lakh votes.
It is not unusualplace for namesake unbiased applicants to contest in opposition to set up leaders however they all want to publish account of election costs amongst different obligatory necessities below EC regulations and the Representation of the People Act. Incidentally the Congress chief turned into additionally disqualified closing week, however for every other motive – his conviction and sentencing in a crook defamation case.
On March 29, the ballot panel had issued an up to date listing of people disqualified below Section 10 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Rahul Gandhi K E S/o Valsamma stands disqualified from September 13, 2021 until September 13, 2024.
According to Section 10A, if the Election Commission is happy that someone has didn’t motel an account of election costs withinside the time and withinside the way required via way of means of regulation and has no accurate motive or justification for the failure, the ballot panel shall, via way of means of order posted withinside the Official Gazette, claim him to be disqualified and one of these man or woman will be disqualified for a length of 3 years from the date of the order.
