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There is no restriction on a party or a candidate hiring a bus and giving rides to voters for election rallies before voting day.

Plying Voters to Polling Station on Voting Day

Last updated on May 28, 2024

A candidate or their agents cannot ply voters to the polling station i.e. provide conveyance to voters to or from a polling station on voting day.

The punishment for doing this is a fine of up to Rs. 500.1

For example, a party or a candidate cannot hire a bus and give rides to voters on the voting day.

However, if you are a person with a disability you can register yourself on the PWD App2 (Android) and the election authorities can provide you transport to and from the polling station on that day.

  1. Section 123 (5),Representation of the People Act, 1951. [↩]
  2. PWD App, Google Play, available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pwd.eci.com.pwdapp&hl=en_IN&gl=US. [↩]

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