Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com) 15 should be disqualified, after investigation is conducted under Section 8A of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951. Additionally, bribery is an offence under Section 171 B of the Indian Penal Code and any conviction for the offensive of bribery, even if it resulting in the payment of a very nominal fee, will automatically disqualify the convicted person/candidate for a minimum period of 6 years, under Section 8(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The alleged offence may also constitute a “corrupt practice” under Section 123(1) of the Representation of People Act 1951, which would result in the election of the returned candidate being declared void and the candidate found guilty of commission of such corrupt practice can also be disqualified by the Hon'ble President on the recommendation of the Commission. 10. Therefore, the Election Commission is duty bound, to take actions as mentioned under Section 8A of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, and after following the due process, to disqualify the candidate from contesting in the elections for the Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency. However, instead of disqualifying the candidate from contesting in the elections, the entire Lok Sabha elections for the Vellore constituency in effect, has been cancelled, through the impugned notification F.No.H-1 1024/1/2019-Leg.II, dated 16.04.2019, http://www.judis.nic.in