Consider the following statements : 1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies. 2. In 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies. 3. As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye- elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of him/her winning in all the constituencies. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The official answer key marks this question as 'X', indicating it was dropped by UPSC, likely due to inaccuracies or ambiguities in the statements. 1. Statement 1 is incorrect under current law. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, was amended in 1996 (Section 33(7)) to restrict candidates from contesting from more than two constituencies in a single Lok Sabha election. Prior to 1996, there was indeed no law restricting the number. 2. Statement 2 is factually incorrect regarding the year. Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies (Sikar, Rohtak, and Ferozepur) in the 1989 general election, not the 1991 Lok Sabha Election. 3. Statement 3 is incorrect. As per existing rules, there is no provision requiring the candidate's party to bear the cost of bye-elections if a candidate wins from many constituencies and has to vacate some. While this has been debated, it is not the current rule. Given the incorrectness of statements 2 and 3, and the temporal ambiguity of statement 1 (true before 1996, false after), the question was likely deemed flawed.