Beyond Boundaries : Crafting Careers, Contesting Elections and Telling Tales of Wanderlust

Hi, Welcome to my Blog! Here are the details of the nomination papers one will need to file in order to contest elections. Form 2B: : To contest Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election, one has to apply for nomination form 2B and an affidavit form 26 . Download sample Nomination form 2B from the link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4793-form-2b-nomination-paper-for-contesting-election-to-the-vidhan-sabha-legislative-assembly/. If you are contesting independently, you will need sign of 10 proposers who are registered voters of your constituency in your nomination form 2B. Screenshot attached below for reference. Form 26: Download sample affidavit form 26 from link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4763-form-26-affidavit-to-be-submitted-by-candidates-along-with-nomination-paper/ Screenshot below for reference. These forms are available at the office of Returning Officer of the legislative assembly constituency. One has to pay a nomination fee to avail these forms. The fee amou

Hi! Welcome to my Blog! Here is a brief guide on How to Contest Vidhan Sabha Elections (Legislative Assembly Elections). It covers the forms and permissions required during the 3 stages of contesting. Stage 1 Submission of Nomination Forms : To contest Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election, one has to apply for nomination form 2B and an affidavit form 26 . These forms are available at the office of Returning Officer of the legislative assembly constituency. One has to pay a nomination fee to avail these forms. The fee amount is Rs 10,000/- for General category and Rs 5000/- for SC/ST candidates . The forms need to be duly filled and submitted within a date stipulated by Election Commission. Once these forms have been submitted, they are scrutinized. If the form gets approved , the candidate is ready to contest election. Often incomplete forms are rejected during scrutiny stage. For links related to nomination forms, check out my post titled "Form 2B for Contesting El