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  People facing trial for serious offences be barred from polls: Election Commission to SC

  India | February 11, 2018 19:58 IST

  ECI said that people with criminal background and accused of serious offences by contesting elections send very negative signals about the electoral process.

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  Voters have right to reject all candidates in polls: SC

  India | September 27, 2013 17:04 IST

  New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today held that citizens have right to cast negative vote rejecting all candidates contesting polls, a decision which would encourage people not satisfied with contestants to