If a candidate, not being the returned candidate, obtains less than one-fourth of the total votes polled in the constituency, the sum deposited by him or on his behalf shall stand forfeited in favour of the Government.

Related Mcqs:

1. If the victory margin between the returned candidate and runner-up candidate is less than 5% of the total votes polled or 10,000 votes, whichever is less, the Returning Officer shall recount all the votes on the request of a contesting candidate before commencement of the consolidation of the results.

   A. Section 78
   B. Section 95
   C. Section 45
   D. Section 89

2. If the turnout of women voters is less than 10% of the total votes polled in the constituency, ECP may presume that women have been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes and may declare polling at one or more polling stations, or election in the whole constituency void.

   A. Section 19
   B. Section 11
   C. Section 56
   D. Section 9

3. In case of equality of votes between two candidates, both will be declared returned candidates and each shall become Member for half of the term of the Assembly. The candidate who will be Member for the first half of the term will be determined by draw of lots. In case of equality of votes between three or more candidates, there shall be re-election in the constituency.

   A. Section 97
   B. Section 131
   C. Section 79
   D. Section 189

4. Which section of the Elections Act, 2017, provides that a contesting candidate, other than the returned candidate, shall submit the return of his election expenses within 30 days of the publication of the name of the returned candidate?

   A. None of these
   B. Section 136(1)
   C. Section 135(1)
   D. Section 134(1)

5. If the turnout of women voters is less than ___________ of the total votes polled in a constituency, the Commission may presume that the women voters have been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes :

   A. 10%
   B. 20%
   C. 30%
   D. None of these

6. A deposit may become non-refundable if a candidate obtain votes less than_________ of total votes cast in a constituency

   A. 1/4
   B. 1/3
   C. 1/2
   D. none of the above

7. On the application of a candidate or his election agent, the District Election Commissioner or any officer authorized in this behalf by the ECP shall provide to a candidate or an election agent a hard and searchable soft copy on a universal serial bus (USB) in portable document format (PDF) or any other tamper-proof format of the final electoral roll with photographs of the voters and shall ensure that the copy is the same as provided to the Returning Officer and Presiding Officers.

   A. Section 87
   B. Section 134
   C. Section 37
   D. Section 79

8. NADRA shall transmit relevant data of every CNIC issued by it to the ECP so that every citizen who obtains a CNIC from NADRA can automatically be enrolled as a voter at his permanent or temporary address on the basis of his option in the application for issuance of CNIC.

   A. Section 25
   B. Section 35
   C. Section 65
   D. Section 53

9. in order to contest election a candidate shall submit on form B the details of his assets and liabilities along with his spouse and children on _______day of June on form_________?

   A. 1st June, form A
   B. 25th June, form B
   C. 30th June, form B
   D. 15 June, form A

10. the returned candidate is one who___________?

    A. win the election
    B. loss the election
    C. withdraw from the election
    D. none of the above