Consequent on the announcement of the Schedule for the General Election, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates comes into operation with immediate effect.
About:
What is it? Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for political parties and candidates is a set of norms evolved with the consensus of political parties and enforced by the Election Commission of India.
Objectives:
To help the Election commission of India to conduct free and fair elections.
To provide a level playing field between contestants so that ruling party doesn’t misuse its position to gain an unfair advantage.
Duration of enforcement: From the date of announcement of election schedule till announcement of election result.
Legal status: It is not under a law, it is not even under conduct rules in short it has no statutory backing.
Background:
The Model Code of Conduct for election was for the first time adopted for Assembly Election of Kerala way back in 1960.
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