ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA - The Chief Electoral Officer ...

Model Code of ConductThe Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately from nowonwards. All the provisions of the Model Code will apply to the whole of Goa,Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and will be applicable to allcandidates, political parties, the State Governments of Goa, Manipur, Punjab,Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and the Union Government from today itself.Attention of the political parties and candidates is particularly invited to thefollowing provisions of the Model Code:-“There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securingvotes. Mosques, Churches, Temples or other places of worship shallnot be usedas forum for election propaganda.”Voter SlipsTo facilitate the voters to know where he/she is enrolled as a voter at aparticular polling station and what is his/her serial number in the Electoral roll, theCommission has directed that voter slip including photograph of the voter, whereavailable in the photo roll, will be distributed to all enrolled voters by the DistrictElection Officer. It has also been directed that the said voter slip should be in thelanguages in which electoral roll is published for that Assembly Constituency.Application of innovative practicesElection Commission is applying certain innovative practices for thebenefit of voters and better election management in the elections to the fiveStates/Union Territory. These best practices were successfully implemented bydistrict election authorities in various elections held recently. Commission hasdecided to apply innovative practices viz on line payment to polling staff,security management and Voters education and awareness creation indifferent States during these elections.9