AAP misplaced to NOTA on 24 seats in Himachal Pradesh, shedding deposits in nearly all seats

On December 8, counting for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat state meeting elections befell. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) contested in each states and introduced that it will kind governments. However, the outcomes are going utterly towards the get together’s hopes. In Himachal, the get together contested 67 seats and is at present on observe to lose the deposit on nearly all of them. A candidate should safe at the very least one-sixth or 16.7 per cent of the full legitimate votes solid in a constituency to save lots of the deposit.

AAP Vote share as at 2 PM on December 8. Source: outcomes.eci.gov.in/

AAP candidates are shedding to NOTA at 24 seats. The get together managed to safe above 1,000 votes at solely 14 seats. On 52 seats, AAP couldn’t safe even one per cent vote share, which speaks volumes concerning the get together’s place within the state. So far, AAP has carried out worst in Garget and Barsar, the place it managed to get solely 139 and 148 votes. As per ECI web site, AAP has managed to safe just one.1 per cent of votes within the state.

Source: outcomes.eci.gov.in/
What does it imply by ‘losing deposit’?

As per the Representation of People Act, 1951, it’s necessary for each candidate contesting in an Assembly of Parliamentary election to deposit a specific amount as a safety deposit with the Election Commission. In the case of Parliamentary elections (Lok Sabha Elections), the quantity is Rs 25,000. In the Assembly election (Vidhan Sabha Elections), the quantity is Rs 10,000.

The safety deposit is made with the Election Commission and ensures solely critical candidates file the nomination to contest the elections. As per the laws, there are a number of steps the Election Commission takes to make sure free and truthful elections at each stage within the nation. The safety deposit is one such step.

To ‘save deposit’, a candidate should get greater than one-sixth of the full variety of legitimate votes solid within the constituency. If she or he fails to take action, the candidate will lose the deposit, and the Election Commission is not going to return the quantity. For instance, if there are 1,00,000 legitimate votes solid in a constituency, a candidate should safe 16,666 votes to save lots of his or her deposit.