The Greens have stood down a candidate after a woman wrote to the party accusing one of its candidates in this weekend’s election of raping her.

The candidate's name will still appear on ballot papers, with voters none the wiser.

The complaint was made by email to Greens leader Samantha Ratnam on Thursday morning.

The complaint was made in an email to Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam on Thursday morning. Credit:Justin McManus

The woman has asked the party not to reveal her identity.