34. Deposits
A candidate shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election from a constituency unless he deposits or causes to be deposited,
in the case of an election from a Parliamentary constituency, [a sum of twenty-five thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of twelve thousand five hundred rupees]; and
in the case of an election from an Assembly or Council constituency, [a sum of ten thousand rupees or where the candidate is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five thousand rupees:]
Provided that where a candidate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for election in the same constituency, not more than one deposit shall be required of him under this sub-section.
Any sum required to be deposited under sub-section (1) shall not be deemed to have been deposited under that sub-section unless at the time of delivery of the nomination paper [under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (1A) of section 33] the candidate has either deposited or caused to be deposited that sum with the returning officer in cash or enclosed with the nomination paper a receipt showing that the said sum has been deposited by him or on his behalf in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury.
Amendment notes (4)
- Subs w.e.f. 1-8-1996 . Subs. by Act 21 of 1996, s. 7, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-8-1996).
- Subs w.e.f. 1-2-2010 . Subs. by Act 41 of 2009, s. 5, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-2010).
- Subs w.e.f. 1-2-2010 . Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-2010).
- Subs w.e.f. 9-9-1975 . Subs. by Act 10 of 1976, s. 2 and the Schedule for "under sub-section (1) of section 33" (w.e.f. 9-9-1975).