The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking directions to debar convicts from contesting polls for life.<br/><br/>The petition, filed by advocate and Delhi BJP spokesperson Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, said, in the Executive and Judiciary, when a person is convicted for any criminal offence, he or she is suspended automatically and debarred from his services for life. <br/><br/>However, after conviction and undergoing sentence, a convicted person can form his own political party and is eligible to become the office bearer of any political party.<br/><br/>The plea also seeks a direction to fix minimum educational qualification and a maximum age limit for persons to contest elections.