Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961
The following shall be deemed to be corrupt practices for the purposes of this Chapter :— (1) "Bribery" that is to say— (A) any gift, offer or promise by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent of any gratification, to any person whomsoever, with the object, directly or indirectly of including— (a) a person to stand or not stand as, or to withdraw or not to withdraw from being a candidate at an election, or (b) an elector to vote refrain from voting at an election, or as a reward to— (i) a person for having so stood, or for having withdrawn or not having withdrawn his candidature; or (ii) an elector for having voted or refrained from voting; (B) the receipt of, or agreement to receive, any gratification, whether as a motive or a reward— (a) by a person for standing or not standing as, or for withdrawing or not withdrawing from being a candidate; or (b) by any person whomsoever for himself or any other person for voting or refraining from voting, or attempting to include any elector to vote or refrain from voting, or any candidate to withdraw or not to withdraw his candidature. Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, the term "gratification" is not restricted to pecuniary gratifications or gratifications estimable in money and it includes all forms of entertainment and all forms of employment for reward, but it does not include the payment of any expenses bona fide incurred at, or for the purpose of any election and duly entered in the account of election expenses referred to in section 145G. (2) Undue influence, that is to say, any direct or indirect interference or attempt to interfere on the part of the candidate or his agent, or of any other person with the consent to the candidate or his election agent with the free exercise of any electoral right : Provided that— (a) without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of this clause, any such person a is referred to therein who— (i) threatens any candidate or any elector or any person in whom a candidate or an elector is interested,. With injury of any kind including social ostracism and excommunication or expulsion from any caste or community ; or (ii) includes or attempts to induce a candidate or an elector to believe that, he, or any person in whom he is interest, will become or will be rendered an object of divine displeasure or spiritual censures, shall be deemed to interfere with the free exercise of the electoral right of such candidate or elector within the meaning of this clause ; (b) a declaration of public policy or a promise of public action, or the mere exercise of a legal right without intent to interfere with an electoral right, shall not be deemed to be interference within the meaning of this clause.