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The Representation of the People Order, 1972 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 155 OF 1972 )

Chapter VI

OFFENCES, PENALTY AND PROCEDURE

73. A person is guilty of corrupt practice punishable with 1[rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall not be less than two years, and also with fine], if he-
 
 
 
 
2[* * *]
 
 
 
 
3[(2) has not any election expenses from any source other than sources specified by the contesting candidate in the statement or the supplementary statement submitted under Article 44AA;
 
 
 
 
(2A) contravenes the provisions of Article 44B;
 
 
 
 
(2B) is guilty of bribery, personation or undue influence;]
 
 
(3) makes or publishes a false statement-
 
 
 
 
(a) concerning the personal character of a candidate or any of his relations calculated to adversely affect the election of such candidate or for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of another candidate unless he proves that he had reasonable grounds for believing and did believe, the statement to be true;
 
 
 
 
(b) relating to the symbol of a candidate, whether or not such symbol has been allocated to such candidate; or
 
 
 
 
(c) regarding the withdrawal of a candidate;
 
 
 
 
(4) calls upon or persuades any person to vote, or to refrain from voting for any candidate on the ground that he belongs to a particular religion, community, race, caste, sect or tribe;
 
 
 
 
(5) knowingly, in order to support or oppose a candidate, lets, lends, employs, hires, borrows or uses any vehicle or vessel for the purpose of conveying to or from the polling station any elector except himself and members of his immediate family; or
 
 
 
 
(6) causes or attempts to cause any person present and waiting to vote at the polling station to depart without voting.

  • 1
    The words and comma “rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall not be less than two years, and also with fine” were substituted for the words and comma “imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to Taka one thousand or with both” by section 7 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. X of 1991)
  • 2
    Clause (1) was omitted by section 7 of the Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. L of 1978)
  • 3
    Clauses (2), (2A) and (2B were substituted for former the clauses (2) and (2A) by section 7 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. X of 1991)
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