What was BNS 169 in the IPC?

Section 169 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 171A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

BNS 169: earlier IPC 171A · Candidate

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 169 was IPC 171A.

Candidate, electoral right defined.

Carried over

Old wording kept in full

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. IXA

s. 171A

“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined

For the purposes of this Chapter—

⁴[(a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any 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.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. IX

s. 169

Candidate, electoral right defined.

For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a) “candidate” means a person who has been nominated as a candidate at any 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.

Text from India Code