Indian General Elections 2009-Special Section
FAQS ON ELECTION PROCESS
OATH OR AFFIRMATION
Q.1. Is it necessary for a candidate to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before an officer authorized by the Election Commission?
Ans. Yes
Q.2. Who are authorized persons by the Election Commission before whom to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation?
Ans. For any particular election, the authorized persons are, principally, the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officer for the constituency. In the case of a candidate confined in a prison or under preventive detention, the superintendent of the prison or commandant of the detention camp in which he is so confined or is under such detention is authorized to administer the oath. And in the case of a candidate confined to bed in a hospital or elsewhere owing to illness or any other cause, the medical superintendent in charge of the hospital or the medical practitioner attending on him is similarly authorized. If a candidate is outside India, Indian Ambassador or High Commissioner or diplomatic consular authorized by him can also administer oath/affirmation.
Q.3. When the oath or affirmation by the candidate is required to be made?
Ans. The candidate, in person, is required to make the oath or affirmation immediately after presenting his nomination papers and in any case not later than the day previous to the date of the scrutiny.
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