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Knowledge Nugget | Model Code of Conduct: What parties can and cannot do during polls
April 26, 2026 6:29 pm
EC to ‘examine’ the opposition's poll code violation complaint against the PM. What is the Model Code of Conduct? What limits does the poll code place on those in power, and how does the Election Commission act on complaints? Here's all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the exit and opinion polls.
EC to ‘examine’ Opposition’s poll code violation complaint against PM
April 22, 2026 1:50 am
Sources in the EC said the complaint would be “examined” by the Model Code of Conduct division of Commission. The poll code came into force on March 15 and will remain in place till May 4, the day votes will be counted for the five Assemblies.
‘Phones being tracked’: BJP seeks action against Mamata for violating MCC, BNS
April 01, 2026 3:37 am
The BJP accused the CM of 'making disturbing public statements', 'posing a threat to free and fair elections'
Shinde makes 15 announcements, Shelar takes up 29 projects as leaders go on project launch spree before MCC comes into force
December 16, 2025 11:35 am
Shinde makes 15 announcements, Shelar takes up 29 projects just hours before SEC announced poll dates
Model code of conduct in place, illicit liquor linked to MCD bypoll candidate’s kin seized
November 26, 2025 2:36 am
Meanwhile, a case has been registered at Pul Prahladpur police station. Investigation is underway to determine the intended purpose of the liquor consignment.
Model Code of Conduct can’t be classified as order under IPC section 188: Kashmir court
July 05, 2025 8:24 am
Court made observation while dismissing a case against PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para for organising a road show in May last year
Delhi Assembly elections: More than 1,000 Model Code of Conduct violation cases lodged, say police
February 04, 2025 3:18 pm
Between January 7 and February 3, 1,076 cases were registered for violating MCC, the Delhi Police said in a statement.
Exclusive | From cost savings to re-polling: Law Ministry seeks EC response on JPC's 20 queries about simultaneous elections
January 22, 2025 12:06 pm
The questions have been communicated to the EC by the Union Law Ministry in a letter written last week following the first meeting, on January 8, of the JPC, The Indian Express has learned.
How can free and fair elections in India be ensured? We have had the answer for 75 years
November 04, 2024 5:12 pm
The key is how Election Commissioners are appointed. The Constituent Assembly debates lay out the fairest process
Yogendra Yadav writes: It’s time to junk the Model Code of Conduct
October 29, 2024 11:32 am
MCC has become a convenient alibi, a source of distraction for election monitoring and disruption of routine governmental activity. What is needed is an Election Commission that enforces the law.
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Hema Malini would love Deepika Padukone to do her biopic: ‘A beautiful, talented girl’
Entertainment32 min ago
As yesteryear actor-turned-politician Hema Malini completed 60 years in Indian cinema, she participated in an event to commemorate the occasion. During the event, Hema agreed that Deepika Padukone would be an apt choice to portray her in a biopic, if it were to be made.
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