379/2023-2024
Dated Aizawl, the 17th March, 2024: District Election Commissioner Smt. Nazuk Kumar issues the following order (dt. 16.3.2024) regarding Model Code of Conduct in connection with upcoming MP (Lok Sabha) Election:
Model Code of Conduct issued by Election Commission of India has become enforceable and as such citizens are to ensure strict compliance of the following points:
1. Defacement of Property: The Commission's standing instructions are as follows:
a) Defacement of Government Property: For this purpose, a government premise would include any government office and the campus wherein the office building is situated. All wall writing, posters/paper or defacement in any other form, cutouts/hoardings, banners, flags, etc. on Government property shall be removed within 24 hours from the announcement of elections.
b) Defacement of Public Property and Misuse of Public Space: Unauthorized political advertisements, in the form of wall writings/posters/papers or defacement in any other form, cutouts/hoardings, banners, flags, etc. at public property and in public spaces like bus stands, airports, roadways, government buses, electric/telephone poles, municipal/local bodies buildings, etc. shall be removed within 48 hours from the announcement of elections by the Commission.
c) Defacement of Private Property: All unauthorized political advertisements displayed within private property and subject to local law and Courts directions, if any, shall be removed within 72 hours from the announcement of elections.
2. Misuse of Official Vehicle: There shall be a total ban on the use of official vehicle by any political party, candidate or any other person connected with election (except 'officials' performing any election related official duty) for campaigning, electioneering, election-related travel during elections (subject to certain exceptions mentioned therein). The expression 'official vehicle' means and shall include, any vehicle used or capable of being used for the purpose of transport, whether propelled by mechanical power or otherwise and will include trucks, lorries, tempos, jeeps, cars, auto rickshaws, e-rickshaws, buses belonging to Central Government/ State Government, Local Bodies, Municipal Corporations, Marketing Boards, Cooperative Societies or any other body in which public funds, however small a portion of the total, are invested.
3. Photograph of political functionary at official website All references of Ministers, Politicians or Political Parties available on Central/ State Government's official website, shall be removed. A report in this regard will be submitted to DEO after announcement of poll.
4. Development/ Construction related activities: Within 72 hours of announcement of elections, a list of works for reference in case of validating any complaint on violation of MCC will be submitted to the DEO.
(i) List of work which has already been started on ground.
(ii) List of fresh work which has not started on ground.
Compliance is solicited from everyone to ensure a free and fair election to the upcoming General Election to MP, Lok Sabha, 2024.
