Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment ) Act, 1996 :
1. Any conviction for insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and state legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.
2. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest for election to Lok Sabha.
3. A candidate cannot stand for election from more than one parliamentary constituency.
4. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
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