BNS / Chapter IX
CHAPTER IX · SECTIONS 169–177
Of Offences Relating To Elections
Explore BNS Chapter 9, covering sections 169–177 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Open a section to read its statutory text and official source.
§ 169BNS Section 169 — Candidate, electoral right defined§ 170BNS Section 170 — Bribery§ 171BNS Section 171 — Undue influence at elections§ 172BNS Section 172 — Personation at elections§ 173BNS Section 173 — Punishment for bribery§ 174BNS Section 174 — Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election§ 175BNS Section 175 — False statement in connection with an election§ 176BNS Section 176 — Illegal payments in connection with an election§ 177BNS Section 177 — Failure to keep election accounts
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