spiritual injury, harmful cultural practices, damage or loss, or any fraudulent device, trick or deception for the purpose of or on account of── (a) Inducing or compelling a person to vote or not to vote for a particular candidate or political party at an election; (b) Inducing or compelling a person to refrain from becoming a candidate or to withdraw if he has become a candidate; or (c) Impeding or preventing a person from being nominated as a candidate or from being registered as a voter, Commits the offence of undue influence. (2) … (3) A person who directly or indirectly by duress or intimidation── (a) Impedes, prevents or threatens to impede or prevent a voter from voting; or (b) In any manner influences the result of an election, commits an offence. (4) … [317] What then is the meaning of the term “undue influence” in the context of an electoral malpractice and particularly as used under Section 10 above? In India, the meaning of the term ‘undue influence’ is found in Presidential  Petition  No.  1  of  2017                                           ��                                                                                                                                                                135  |  P a g e