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PPC § 171A — “Candidates” “Electoral right” defined

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Statutory text (English)

For the purposes of this Chapter—
(a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any
election and includes a person who, when an election is in contemplation, holds
himself out as a prospective candidate thereat ; provided that he is subsequently
nominated as a candidate at such election ;
(b) “electoral right” means the right of a person to stand, or not to stand as, or to
withdraw from being, a candidate or to vote or refrain from voting at an election.

Source and verification

Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.171A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 72, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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