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Bargain for votes, a bargain for the purposes of this s. does not mean that the candidate or his agent makes an offer and the voter accepts it in the sense that he promises to vote. It is enough if the candidate or his agent makes the gift or promise on that condition. If a candidate or his agent pays money to a voter saying that he wants him to vote it is a bargain for the purposes of this section. It is not necessary that the voter should say that he would vote and thereafter the candidate or his agent should pay the money, S. Iqbal Singh v. S. Gurdas Singh, AIR 1976 SC 27 (35): (1976) 3 SCC 284. [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 123(1)]