Ahead of assembly polls, Himachal CEO warns of strict action against MCC violations
The Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in a single phase on 12 November and counting of votes will take place on 8 December.
The Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in a single phase on 12 November and counting of votes will take place on 8 December.
Congress Senior leader Digvijaya Singh today flagged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's speech stating '80 percent, 20 percent' and alleged that it was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Reform of the electoral process is an obvious necessity, which is constrained by the interest of political parties in continuing with the present, imperfect set-up. The Supreme Court has often tried to exclude criminal candidates, but Parliament has shown no eagerness to amend the Representation of the People Act
The Supreme Court in its judgment of 5 July 2013 in S Subramaniam Balaji vs the Government of Tamil Nadu and others directed the Election Commission of India to frame guidelines with regard to the contents of election manifestos in consultation with all recognized political parties in order to a ensure level playing field and also to ensure the purity of the election process does not get vitiated.
The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment, had placed the Election Commission of India and its head among the most important 'institutions of integrity'. India's greatest pride is that it is not only the world's largest democracy, but it has also been able to hold country-wide elections at regular intervals on an unprecedented scale, unlike many other newly independent countries