{"id":234533,"date":"2020-08-22T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T03:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=234533"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:06:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:36:49","slug":"guidelines-for-conduct-of-general-election-bye-election-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/08\/22\/guidelines-for-conduct-of-general-election-bye-election-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for Conduct of General Election\/Bye election during COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Election Commission of India approved the broad guidelines for conduct of general\/bye-elections during the COVID-19 period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) have been issuing guidelines from time to time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In their latest circular dated 29-07-2020, MHA has issued comprehensive guidelines\/directives to be followed countywide. Similarly, the Ministry of Health &amp; Family Welfare has also issued SOP on disinfection, sanitization, and prevention for containing COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, Commission, on 17-07-2020, had sought views\/suggestions of National\/State Political Parties till 31-07-2020 and had further extended the period \u091f\u093f\u0932 11-08-\u00a02020 on request of the Political parties. Commission has considered the views\/suggestions received from various Political Parties and Chief Electoral Officers of States\/UTs on the election campaign and public meetings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Salient features of the guidelines include the following:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commission has revised the norms of number of persons accompanying the candidate and number of vehicles at the time of nomination. It has also created optional facility to fill the nomination form and the affidavit online and submission of the same, after taking print, before the RO concerned. For the first time, the candidates will have the option to deposit security amount for contesting the elections online. Keeping the containment guidelines in view, the Commission has limited the number of persons including candidate for door to door campaign to five. Public meeting and road shows shall be permissible with suitable instructions subject to containment instructions issued by the MHA\/State. Face Mask, Sanitizer, Thermal scanners, gloves, face shield and PPE kits shall be used during the electoral process ensuring social distancing norms. Hand gloves shall be provided to all the electors for signing on the voter register and pressing button of EVM for voting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chief Electoral Officers of concerned States\/UTs, shall make comprehensive State\/District &amp; AC election plans regarding arrangement and preventive measures following these guidelines taking local conditions into account. These plans will be prepared in consultation with Nodal Officer for COVID-19 in their respective States\/UTs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guidelines are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/eci.gov.in\/files\/file\/12167-guidelines-for-conduct-of-general-electionbye-election-during-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/eci.gov.in\/files\/file\/12167-guidelines-for-conduct-of-general-electionbye-election-during-covid-19\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Election Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>[Press Release dt. 21-08-2020]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Election Commission of India approved the broad guidelines for conduct of general\/bye-elections during the COVID-19 period. 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