The Election Commission of India has disqualified 529 people, including four from West Bengal, who contested Lok Sabha and assembly elections as independent candidates but didn't file their expenditure accounts, from voting and contesting elections for three years.
The disqualification order, under Section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, strips them of their rights to vote and stand for elections conducted under the RPA, 1951.
Uttar Pradesh leads the list of 529 disqualified individuals, followed by Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
The disqualification, however, would not extend to panchayat and municipal elections, which are conducted by the State Election Commissions.
