Section 32: Nomination of candidates for election

Any person may be nominated as a candidate for election to fill a seat *** if he is qualified to be chosen to fill that seat under the provisions of the Constitution and this Act *** [or under the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963), as the case may be.]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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