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2024-04-24 01:48:05 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AE1B5B471BF6FF16265AEEC43299D903D5B1BEC6C7354A0FDC91E9F6DF925087
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Original Note:
The rules of the ECI clearly state that the candidate should be declared winner in case of no candidates contesting against them. https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_81_00001_195143_1517807327542&type=rule&filename=2.conduct_of_election_rules,_1961.doc.pdf Infact this is only the first time a candidate of BJP has won unopposed, whereas at several instances opposition candidates have won unopposed. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/35-candidates-have-won-lok-sabha-polls-without-a-contest-so-far-since-1951-5498258
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