ECI makes provisions for Postal Ballot for Elderly People and disabled

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come out with new instructions for people with disabilities. The form required for postal ballot is to be delivered at the residence of all those who are above 80 years of age. Highlights If the person opts for postal ballot, the Booth Level Officer will collect the filled ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Ballot • Election Commission • Election Commission of India • Model Code of Conduct • postal ballot • The Elders

Model Code of Conduct Kicks In

With the Election Commission of India announcing the polling dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force. Model Code of Conduct Model Code of Conduct refers to a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India to regulate political parties and candidates prior to elections. ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Topics: Election Commission of India • Kerala • Lok Sabha Elections 2019 • Model Code of Conduct

Recommendations of Committee to revisit the Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act

The Committee headed Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha has submitted the report on revisiting the section 126 of the Representation of the People Act. The committee had nine officers from the Election Commission and one nominated member each from I&B Ministry, Law Ministry, IT Ministry, National Broadcasters Association and Press Council of India. Recommendations of ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: cable channels • CLAT • Deputy Election Commissioner • election silence • Internet • Model Code of Conduct • NBSA • Representation of the People Act • Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act • Social media • Umesh Sinha

Model code of Conduct kick in as soon as House dissolved: EC

Election Commission (EC) has announced that Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately in states where legislative assemblies have been dissolved prematurely. It also held that after dissolution caretaker government as well as the central government is barred from announcing new schemes in particular state from date of dissolution of legislative assembly till new ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Topics: Election Commission • Elections • Model Code of Conduct • National

cVigil: Election Commission launches app to report model code violations

The Election Commission of India has launched Cvigil mobile application for citizens to report any violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during elections. The app aims at empowering people across the country to share evidence of malpractice by political parties, their candidates and activists directly with ECI. At present its beta version has ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018

Topics: Chhattisgarh • cVigil app • Electoral Malpractices • Model Code of Conduct • Model Code Violations • National