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ELECTION MANIFESTOS

March 17, 2019

Election Commission has barred political parties from releasing election manifestos in the last 48 hours before polling. It has now made the release of election manifestos a part of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) which is a set of rules to be followed by parties after elections are announced.

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  • The Election Commission has fixed a timeline on the release of manifestos by putting a prohibition of 48 hours before polling. 

  • It has now been included as para-no. 4 under Part-VIII [Guidelines on Election Manifestos] in the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). 

  • In case of single-phase election, manifesto shall not be released during the prohibitory period, as prescribed under Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act. 

  • During multi-phase polls, as will be the case in the Lok Sabha elections, the 48-hour restriction will apply before each polling date. 

 

Source : The Hindu

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