Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper on votes in the name of any other person, whether living or dead, or in a fictitious name, or who having voted once at such election applies at the same election for a voting paper in his own name, and whoever abets, procures or attempts to procure the voting by any person in any such way, commits the offence of personation at an election.
1 [Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to a person who has been authorised to vote as proxy for an elector under any law for the time being in force in so far as he votes as a proxy for such elector.]
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1. The proviso ins. by Act 24 of 2003, s. 5 (w.e.f. 22-9-2003).
Section 150 Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly
Section 152 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc
Section 153 Wantonly giving provocation, with intent to cause riot
Section 153B Imputation, assertions prejudicial to national-integration
Section 154 Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held
Section 155 Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed
Section 156 Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed
Section 157 Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly
Section 158 Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot; or to go armed
Section 160 Punishment for committing affray
Section 166 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person
Section 166A Public servant disobeying direction under law
Section 166B Punishment for non-treatment of victim
Section 167 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury
Section 168 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade
Section 169 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property
Section 170 Personating a public servant
Section 171 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent
Section 171A Candidate Electoral right defined
Section 171C Undue influence at elections
Section 171D Personation at elections
Section 171E Punishment for bribery
Section 171F Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
Section 171G False statement in connection with an election
Section 171H Illegal payments in connection with an election
Section 171I Failure to keep election accounts
Section 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding
Section 173 Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding