In case of failure to file the return of election expenses, the ECP may direct prosecution of the defaulting candidate for the offence of illegal practice.

Related Mcqs:

1. A person guilty of the offence of illegal practice shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both. Penalty for illegal practice, is mentioned in?

   A. Section 190
   B. Section 189
   C. Section 184
   D. Section 183

2. 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)

3. Under which section, a person is guilty of the offence of illegal practice if he fails to comply with section 134 and does not submit return of election expenses?

   A. Section 179
   B. Section 175
   C. Section 174
   D. Section 134

4. 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

5. District Monitoring Teams of the ECP shall monitor election expenses. ECP may impose fines in case of violation of the Act or the Rules.

   A. Section 234
   B. Section 134
   C. Section 178
   D. Section 117

6. on which form will the candidate submit his election expenses to ECP?

   A. form A
   B. form B
   C. form C
   D. None of these

7. A candidate may file an election petition directly with the Election Tribunal.

   A. Section 92
   B. Section 192
   C. Section 242
   D. Section 142

8. Return of election expenses shall be scrutinized by the ECP.

   A. Section 206
   B. Section 312
   C. Section 136
   D. Section 213

9. 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

10. The ECP may, in consultation with political parties, frame a Code of Conduct for political parties , contesting candidates, election agents and polling agents. The Commission may also frame a Code of Conduct for security personnel, media and election observers.

    A. Section 233
    B. Section 235
    C. Section 243
    D. Section 238