Penalty for hiring or procuring vehicles for conveyance of voter at election

(1) No candidate or his agent or any other person with the consent of a candidate or his agent shall hire or procure whether on payment or otherwise any vehicle or vessel for the conveyance of any elector (other than the candidate himself, the members of his family or his agent) to or from any polling station: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to-(a) the hiring of a vehicle or vessel by an elector or several electors at their joint costs for the purpose of conveying him or them to or from the polling station, if the vehicle or vessel so hired is a vehicle or vessel not propelled by mechanical power; (b) the use of any public transport vehicle or vessel or any railway carriage by any elector at his own cost for the purpose of going to or coming from the polling station. Explanation.-In this sub-section, the expression 'vehicle' means any vehicle used or capable of being used for the purpose of road transport whether propelled by mechanical power or otherwise and whether used for drawing other vehicles or otherwise. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) at or in connection with an election shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.