{"id":358332,"date":"2026-03-17T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358332"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:56:15","slug":"model-code-of-conduct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/model-code-of-conduct-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Model Code of Conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Election Commission of India<\/span><\/span> has directed authorities to ensure strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the ongoing general elections and by elections in States\/Union Territories.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Model Code of Conduct (MCC)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358345\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-358345\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481253733_3172229632930360_3384521646009073332_n.jpg?resize=300%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481253733_3172229632930360_3384521646009073332_n.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/481253733_3172229632930360_3384521646009073332_n.jpg?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ECI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>About:<\/strong> It is a set of guidelines published by the <strong>Election Commission of India\u00a0(ECI)<\/strong> <strong>for political parties<\/strong> and candidates <strong>to set standards of conduct during the election campaign and polling.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">It explains <strong>how parties can register complaints<\/strong> with the poll panel\u2019s observers in case of dispute.<\/li>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">It <strong>also instructs political leaders in power<\/strong> on <strong>how they should conduct themselves.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">In 2019, <strong>a new addition regarding election manifestos was added,<\/strong> instructing <strong>parties not to issue promises<\/strong> which were \u2018<strong>repugnant to the ideals of the Constitution\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>When it comes into force and ends:<\/strong> It\u00a0comes into force <strong>immediately when the election commission released the voting schedule.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">It <strong>ends<\/strong> with the <strong>commencement of the election<\/strong> when the <strong>results<\/strong> are announced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Applicability:<\/strong> It is applicable to <strong>all elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">It is also <strong>applicable to State Legislative Council elections<\/strong> from<strong> Local Bodies and from Graduates\u2019 and Teachers\u2019 Constituencies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">It is <strong>enforced throughout India in case of General elections,<\/strong> and the <strong>State up for polls in case of\u00a0Legislative Assembly elections. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Who comes under MCC:<\/strong> <strong>All organisations, committees, and corporations funded by the state or central government<\/strong> come under MCC.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Enforcement:<\/strong> The <strong>poll panel issues guidelines<\/strong> to the government t<strong>o shift out all officers, including police, who are posted in their home district<\/strong> and have completed\/completing three out of four years in that district, to ensure no interference.\n<ul>\n<li data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Implemented by:<\/strong> It is implemented by <strong>newly appointed officials, and nodal EC officers monitor compliance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\"><strong>Enforceability:<\/strong> It is <strong>not a statutory document and not enforceable by any laws<\/strong> passed by the Parliament.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;a&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:76}\">Some offences <strong>are listed as \u2018electoral offences\u2019 and \u2018corrupt practices\u2019 under the\u00a0Indian Penal Code\u00a0(now known as Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)<\/strong> and the <strong>Representation of the People Act, 1951.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Election Commission of India has directed authorities to ensure strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the ongoing general elections and by elections in States\/Union Territories. About Model Code of Conduct (MCC) About: It is a set of guidelines published by the Election Commission of India\u00a0(ECI) for political parties and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/model-code-of-conduct-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Model Code of Conduct<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-358332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}