Compendium of Instructions On Model Code of Conduct of Instructions On Model Code Compendium Compendium of Instructions On Model Code of Conduct Printed at : I G Printers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi-110020 New Pvt. Ltd., : I G Printers at Printed Election Commission of India Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 New Delhi-110001 Compendium of Instructions On Model Code of Conduct Election Commission of India NirvachanSadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001 FOREWORD New Delhi, (DR. SANDEEP SAXENA) Dated : 30th January, 2018 DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER iii MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT TABLE OF CONTENTS INST Letter No. Date Subject Page Sl. No. No. MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE GUIDANCE OF 1-6 POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES A. ENFORCEMENT OF MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT 1 437/6/98-PLN-II 15.09.1998 Preparations for election for electing new 7 State Assemblies. 2 437/6/16/2004 09.03.2004 Model Code of Conduct. 8-9 3 437/6/16/2003/PLN- 01.04.2004 10 III Rural Development Programmes. Clarification regarding implementation of 4 437/6/6/2004 25.03.2004 Applicability of Model Code of Conduct – to 11 Speaker and Dy. Speaker. 5 464/INST/2007-PLN-I 07.01.2007 CODE OF CONDUCT – DOs & ‘DONT’s 12-19 6 437/6/2009-CC&BE 05.03.2009 General Elections – Enforcement of the 20-22 Model Code of Conduct - reg. 7 437/6/INST/2009- 09.03.2009 Applicability of Model Code to various 23 CC&BE Govt. Schemes/projects etc 8 437/6/INST/2008- 19.03.2009 Applicability of Model Code of Conduct to 24 cc&be Commissions, Corporations, Committees, etc 9 437/6/2009/CC&BE 25.03.2009 General Election to LokSabha 25 2009-Application of model code of 10 437/6/INST/2008- 01.04.2009 Displayconduct-clarification the photographs/calendars, regarding. 26 CC&BE etc of national leaders and prominent personalities in the government offices/ 11 437/6/INST/2009- 26.04.2009 Generalpremises-clarification Election, 2009-Model reg. Code of 27 CC&BE Conduct-reg. v 12 437/6INST/2011/ 05.04.2011 Model Code of Conduct for the guidelines 28 CC&BE of political parties and candidates in connection with Meeting of Municipalities – regarding 13 437/6/2011/CC&BE 11.10.2011 General/Bye-elections to the LokSabha/ 29 State Legislative Assemblies/ Councils - period of enforcement of Model Code of Conduct - regarding 14 437/6INST/2012/ 26.04.2012 Bye-elections to the LokSabha/State 30-31 CC&BE Legislative Assemblies-Instructions on enforcement of Model Code of Conduct. 15 437/6/INST/2013- 21.10.2013 Bye-elections to the LokSabha/State 32 CC&BE Legislative Assemblies-Instructions on enforcement of Model Code of Conduct- regarding. 16. 437/6/1/INST/2013- 13.11.2013 General Election to the State Legislative 33 CC&BE Assemblies, 2013 – Application of Model Code of Conduct – Display of names of MPs etc. under MPLAD Scheme on water tankers etc. – regarding. 17. 437/6/1/2014-CC&BE 05.03.2014 General Election to LokSabha 2014 and 34-36 simultaneous elections to State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha& Sikkim and certain bye-elections- Enforcement of Model Code of Conduct – reg. 18. 437/6/INST/2014- 14.03.2014 General Elections-Enforcement of the 37 CC&BE Model Code of Conduct-reg. 19. 437/6/INST/2014- 20.03.2014 Instructions relating to deletion of all 38 CC&BE references on politicians/Ministers on the General/Bye-elections to the LokSabha andofficial State website Legislative during Assemblies. election period of 20. 437/6/CG/2014- 27.03.2014 Model Code of Conduct is not applicable 39 CC&BE to any matter pertaining directly to the defence forces-reg. * Instructions added vi 21. 437/6/INST/2015- 29.12.2015 Banning use of building/civil 40 CCS structures owned by PSUs for political advertisement during period of MCC 22. 437/6/1/ECI/INST/ 25.10.2017 Immediate action to be taken for 41-64 FUNCT/MCC/2017 enforcement of Model Code of Conduct after announcement of General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat- regarding. 23. 437/6/1/ECI/INST/ 25.10.2017 Application of Model Code of Conduct 65-67 FUNCT/MCC/2017 – General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat, 2017– reg. 24. 437/6/1/ECI/INST/ 25.10.2017 General Election to the Legislative 68 FUNCT/MCC/2017 Assembly of Gujarat, 2017- Release of funds under MPs’/MLAs’ Local Area Development Scheme. 25. 437/6/INST/2016- 29.06.2017 Model Code of Conduct – instructions 69-70 CCS bye-elections of Parliamentary/ Assembly constituency – Regarding. 26. 437/6/1/ECI/INST/ 28.12.2017 Bye-elections to fill clear vacancies 71 FUNCT/MCC/2017 in the LokSabhafrom Parliamentary Constituencies and States Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan and West Bengal -instructions on enforcement of Model Code of conduct – regarding. 27. 437/6/1/ECI/INST/ 28.12.2017 Bye-election-Release of funds under 72 FUNCT/MCC/2017 MPs/MLAs’ Local Area Development Scheme. 28. 437/6/MISC/ 18.01.2018 Clarification regarding enforcement of 73 ECI/LET/FUNCT/ MCC during bye election. MCC/2017 B. Celebration of Important Days 29. 437/6/98-PLN-III 10.01.1998 Celebration of Republic Day - attendance 74 of political functionaries 30. ECI/GE98-437/6/ 27.01.1998 Iftar Party - 10000 invitees at CM's 75 BR/98-PLN-III residence at State cost vii 31. 437/6/99-PLN-III 28.07.1999 Celebration of Independence Day - 76 attendance of political functionaries 32. 437/6/99-PLN-III, 16.08.1999 Celebration of SadbhavanaDiwas - 77 participation of political functionaries 33. 437/6/2004/PLN-III 28.09.2004 Celebration of Gandhi Jayanti - participation 78 of political functionaries 34. 437/6/INST/2012- 24.01.2012 79 CC&BE on the attendance of political functionaries –Celebration regarding of Republic Day-Clarification C. Publication of advertisements 35. 437/6/2004-PLN III 08.03.2004 Display of advertisements and hoardings 80 at the cost of public exchequer. 36. 509/75/2004/JS-I 15.04.2004 Supreme Court's Order dated 13th April, 81-92 2004 relating to advertisements of political nature on TV Channel and cable networks. 37. 3/9/2004/J.S-II 24.08.2004 Restrictions on the printing of pamphlets, 93-94 posters, etc. 38. 437/6/28/2004/PLN-III 29.09.2004 Placing of advertisement on the World 95 Habitat Day in the National Dailies on 4th October, 2004. 39. 437/6/2004-PLN III 24.12.2004 Display of advertisements and hoardings 96-97 at the cost of public exchequer. 40. 3/9/2007/JS-II 03.08.2007 Election related advertisements in 98 newspapers and other print media – election campaign. 41. 3/9/2007/JS-II 16.10.2007 Restrictions on the Printing of pamphlets, 99 posters etc. 42. 437/6/2007(INST)- 21.11. 2007 Instructions relating to deletion of all 100 PLN-III references on politicians/Ministers on the General / Bye-Elections to the LokSabha andofficial State website Legislative during election Assemblies period of– regarding. viii 43. 437/6/INST/2009- 23.02.2009 Publication of advertisements in 101 CC&BE connection with occasions like World Habitat Day, Pulse Polio/HIV awareness campaigns and celebrations of various ‘Diwas’ like Independence Day, Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti, State Formation days. 44. 437/6/INST/2008- 13.04.2009 Applicability of Model Code of Conduct – 102 CC&BE Display of advertisements and hoardings at the cost of public exchequer 45. 437/6/INST/2013- 25.06.2013 Model Code of Conduct-Publication 103 CC&BE of advertisement by Central/State Governments during bye-elections to LokSabha/State Legislative Assembly- regarding. 46. 437/6/CG/2013- 09.10.2013 Model Code of Conduct-Publication of 104 CC&BE advertisement by Central Government in the newspapers of poll going States and States having circulation in poll going States –regarding. 47. 437/6/1/2013-CC&BE 17.10.2013 General Election to the State Legislative 105 Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, NCT of Delhi and Chhattisgarh- Publication of advertisement by Central and State Governments –regarding. 48. 437/6/CG/2013- 30.10.2013 Permission of Election Commission on 106 CC&BE DAVP’s Newspaper Advt. on the occasion of the Death Anniversary of Former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi and the Birth Anniversary of ShriSardarValabhbhai Patel-reg. 49. 437/6/1/2014-CC&BE 01.04.2014 Continuation of Aadhaar related publicity 107 in various States-reg. * Instructions added 50. 437/6/ECI/INST/ 06.01.2017 General Election to the Legislative 108 FUNCT/MCC-2017 Assemblies of Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Goa, 2017- Regarding. ix D. Use of Vehicles/Aircraft 51. 437/6/94/MCS- Vol-V 20.10.1994 Chartering of aircraft and helicopters 109-110 52. 437/6/96-PLN-III 09.04.1996 General Elections - Security cover to 111-112 Ministers/Candidates 53. 437/6/98/PLN-III 08.01.1998 Use of Aircraft by Political Parties- 113 regarding 54. 437/6/98-PLN-III 18.08.1999 Use of Aircraft during the Election 114 Process 55. 437/6/98-PLN-III 18.08.1999 Use of privately owned aircrafts other 115 Political Parties and the Government functionariesthan scheduled commercial flights by 56. 4/2001/J.S.II 30.03.2001 Prevention of misuse of official vehicles 116 during elections – Clarification 57. 4/2001/JS-II 08.05.2001 Supervision and monitoring of poll and 117-118 counting process by leaders of political aircraft and helicopters on the days of pollparties and countingby using –regarding private fixed-wing 58.