GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERITORY OF DELHIDIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION. COORDINATION BRANCH

LUCKNOW ROAD: DELHI-54(PH: 011-23811388)

No.30-3(17)/(9)/Coord/2017/ IoJ} --;.>CIRCULAR

Sub: General Election to Municipal Corportation scheduled to be held on 22.04.2017 -Model Code or Conduct applicable with effect from 5.00 P.M on 14.03.2017.

Please find enclosed herewith a copy of letter received through E-mail dated

14.03.2017 from General Administration Department (Coordination Branch), Delhi

Secretariat, I.P Estate, New Delhi-l10002, on the subject cited above, for information

and strict compliance of the Model Code of Conduct which has come into effect from

14.03.2017 (copy enclosed). The Model Code of Conduct is available on the Election

Commission's website http://ecLnic.in.

Ends: As above INIT~Add!. DE(Coord.)

No.30-3(17)/(9)/Coord/2017/ J ~:2}- -; 5" Dated:- IS-;, -J 1-Copy to:

1. PS to Secretary (Education), GNCT ofDelhi, Delhi2. PS to Director, Directorate of Education, Delhi.3. PA to Spl. Director of Education (Admin), Directorate of Education.4. PA to Spl. DE (ASS). Directorate of Education, Delhi.5. PA to AddL Director of Education (School), Directorate of Education.6. PA to Add!. DE [PSB), Directorate of Education, Delhi.7. All ROsE/DOsE of Districts, Directorate of Education, Delhi [through website).8. All Branches of HQ, Directorate of Education, Delhi (through website).9. HOS, Directorate of Education (through website).10. as (IT) with the request to upload the Circular on the website

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Sir/Madam,Vide communication no SEC/Admn!2014717892-7902 dated 14/03/2017, it bas been informed by State ElectionCommission, NCT of Delhi & UT of Ch andiqarh that it has been decided to hold General Election 10the threeMunicipal Corporations of Delhi. The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force in all the areas of the threeMunicipal Corporations of Delhi with immediate effect J.e. 05,00 PM on 14103/2017 and shall continue to be enforce up(0 the date of deceleration of result of the said Election.

The aforesaid communication of State Election Commission andI

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Election Matter/Most Immediateg-matl rrax

STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONNCT OF DELHI & UT of CHANDIGARH

NIGAM BHAWAN, KASHMERE GATE, DELHI - 110006PHON E NO,01l-23921236, 23914155, 23990915

Dated: 11;-3,,;;>01:j

To

1 The Chief Secretary, Oovt. of NCT of Delhi. Delhi Secretariat

2. The Commissioner of Police. I P Estate Delhi

3. The Pr. Secretary to the It. Governor Delhi

4. The Secretary Legislative Assembly GNCTD Old Secretariat

5. The Commissioner (North Delhi Municipal Corporation)

6. The Commissioner (South Delhi Municipal Corporation)

7. The Commissioner (East Delhi Municipal Corporation)

Sub: General Election to Municipal Corporation of Delhi scheduled to be held

on 22'" April 2017, MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT,

Sir.

I am directed to say that it has been decided to hold General Election to the

three Municipal Corporations of Delhi. The notification relating to the programme of

General Election will be notified by the Commission. With this announcement, the

Model Code of Conduct (copy enclosed) shall come into force in all the areas of the

three Municipal Corporations of Delhi with immediate effect i.e. 5.00 PM on

14.03.2017 and shall continue to be in force upto the date of declaration of result of

the said election.

It is, requested that the contents of the Model Code of Conduct may kindly be

brought to the notice of all concerned immediately; and cases of violation, if any,

brought to the notice of this Commission as well as dealt with by the concerned

authorities, Immediately.

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The Delhi Police may examine the law and order position in the area of 272

wards of three Municipal Corporations of Delhi and in and around all the polling

stations being set up for the above said General Election (a copy of list of polling

stations will be sent shortly), throughout the period of election commencing from 27th

March to the declaration of results. A Jist of sensitive/hypersensitive polling stations

may kindly be prepared on receipt of the list from the Commission. A daily law and

order report in respect of all the above municipal areas will be sent to this Commission

daily from 27th March 2017.

Government of NCT of Delhi is requested to kindly ensure that no

Officer/Official deployed on election duty is transferred from his/her present

departmenUplace of posting, during the aforesaid period.

Attention of the Government of NCT of Delhi is invited to item VII of the Model

Code of Conduct with the request that the requisite restraints be enforced as

envisaged therein in respect of any scheme of a general nature where voters of the

said wards are the beneficiaries in general or in particular and could be influenced by

the party in power, should strictly be avoided during the aforesaid period

The various provisions of the Model Code of Conduct shall be enforced in Delhi

with immediate effect. This may be brought into the notice of all concerned.

It issues with the prior approval of the State Election Commissioner NeT of

Delhi.

Action taken in the matter may kindly be confirmed to this Commission

urgently,

Kindly accord the matter TOP PRIORITY.

Enel: As Above

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(Girish Pandey)Dy. Secretary (SEC)

Copy for infonnation1. PPS to Cabinet Secretary Rashtrapati Shawan, New Delhi for kind information2. Union Home Secretary Govt. of India South Block New Delhi for information &

necessary follow up action3. Chief Electoral Officer Delhi4. PS to SEC I PA to Secretary

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(Girish Pandey) 1'1.;' t>Dy. Secretary (SEC)

Election Matter/Most ImmediateE-mail/Fax

STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONNCT OF DELHI & UT of CHANOIGARH

NIGAM BHAWAN. KASHMERE GATE. DELHI - 110006PHONENO.011-23921236, 239l4155, 23990915

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Dated: 11;-3-;20 q

The Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Secretariat

The Commissioner of Police, I P Estate Delhi

The Pr. Secretary to the L!. Governor Delhi

The Secretary Legislative Assembly GNCTD Old Secretariat

The Commissioner (North Delhi Municipal Corporation)

The Commissioner (South Delhi Municipal Corporation)

The Commissioner (East Delhi Municipal Corporation)

Sub: General Election to Municipal Corporation of Delhi scheduled to be held

on 22"' April 2017. MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT.

Sir,

I am directed to say that it has been decided to hold General Election to the

three Municipal Corporations of Delhi. The notification relating to the programme of

General Election will be notified by the Commission. With this announcement, the

Model Code of Conduct (copy enclosed) shall come into force in all the areas of the

three Municipal Corporations of Delhi with immediate effect i.e. 5.00 PM on

14.03.2017 and shall continue to be in force upto the date of declaration of result of

the said election.

It is, requested that the contents of the Model Code of Conduct may kindly be

brought to the notice of all concerned immediately, and cases of violation, if any.

brought to the notice of this Commission as well as deall with by the concerned

authorities, immediately.

,

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The Delhi Police may examine the law and order position in the area of 272

wards of three Municipal Corporations of Delhi and in and around all the polling

stations being set up for the above said General Election (a copy of list of polling

stations will be sent shortly), throughout the period of election commencing from 27th

March to the declaration of results. A list of sensitive/hypersensitive polling stations

may kindly be prepared on receipt of the list from the Commission. A daily law and

order report in respect of all the above municipal areas will be sent to this Commission

daily from 27th March 2017.

Government of NeT of Delhi is requested to kindly ensure thai no

Officer/Official deployed on election duty is transferred from his/her present

department/place of posting, during the aforesaid period

Attention of the Government of NCT of Delhi is invited to item VII of the Model

Code of Conduct with the request that the requisite restraints be enforced as

envisaged therein in respect of any scheme of a general nature where voters of the

said wards are the beneficiaries in general or in particular and could be influenced by

the party in power, should strictly be avoided during the aforesaid period.

The various provisions of the Model Code of Conduct shall be enforced in Delhi

with immediate effect. This may be brought into the notice of all concerned.

It issues with the prior approval of the State Election Commissioner NeT of

Delhi.

Action taken in the matter may kindly be confirmed to this Commission

urgently.

Kindly accord the matter TOP PRIORITY.

Ene!: As Above

YOUr~1aithfUIlY.\-J~ .2..-\~_,.\"").-

(Girish Pandey)Oy. Secretary (SEC)

Copy for information1. PPS to Cabinet Secretary Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi for kind information2. Union Home Secretary Govt. of India South Block New Delhi for information &

necessary follow up action3. Chief Electoral Officer Delhi4. PS to SEC / PA to Secretary

(Girish Pandey) It.,..;. 1";)-

Dy. Secretary (SEC)

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MODEl CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THEGUIDANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND

CANDIDATES

2017State Election Commission

National Capital Territory of Delhi

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Nigam BhawanKashmere Gate Delhicll0006

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STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONMODEL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE GUIDANCE OF

POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES

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I. General Conduct

(1) No party or candidate shall include in any activity which may aggravate existing differences orcreate mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or linguistic.

(2) Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and

programme, past record and work. Parties and Candidates shall refrain from crtuclsm of all aspects ofprivate life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders or workers of other parties. Criticism

of other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.(3) There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Mosques, Churches,

Temples or other places of worship shall not be used as forum for election propaganda.(4) All parties and candidates shall avoid scrupulously all activities which are "corrupt practices" and

offences under the election law, such as bribing of voters, intimidation of voters, impersonation ofvoters, canvassing within 100 yards of polting stations, holding public meetings during the period of 48hours ending with the hour fixed for the close of the poll, and the transport and conveyance of voters toand from polling station

(5) The right of every individual for peaceful and undisturbed home-life shalt be respected, howevermuch the political parties or candidates may resent his political opinions or activities. Organizingdemonstrations or picketing before the houses of individuals by way of protesting against their opinions

or activities shall not be resorted to under any circumstances.(6) No political party or candidate shall permit its or his followers to make use of any individual's

land, building, compound wall etc., without his permission for erecting nag-statts. suspending banners,pasting notices, writing slogans etc.

(7) Political parties and candidates shall ensure that their supporters do not create obstructions inor break up meetings and processions organized by other parties. Workers or sympathizers of one

political party shall not create disturbances at public meetings organized by another political party byputting questions orally or in writing or by disturbing leaflets of their own party. Processions shall not betaken out by one party along plates at which meetings are held by another party. Posters issued by one

party shall not be removed by workers of another party .

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. II. Meetings

(1) The party or candidate shall inform the local police authorities of the venue and time and seekpermission including loudspeaker for any proposed meeting wei! in time so as to enable the police to

make necessary arrangements for controlling traffic and maintaining peace and order.(2) A Party or candidate shat1 ascertain in advance if there is any restrictive or prohibitory order in

force in the place proposed for the meeting if such orders exist, they shall be followed strictly. If any

exemption is required from such orders. It shall be applied for and obtained welt in time.

(J) It permission or license i~to be obtained for the use .01loudspeakers or any other facility m

connection with any proposed meeting, the party or candidate shall applv to the authority concerned

well in advance and obtain such permission or license.(4) Organizers of a meeting sbantnvanab'v seek the assistance of the Police on duty for dealing with

persons disturbing a meeting or otherwise attempting 10 create o.sordor. Organizers themselves shallnot take action against such persons

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Ill. Procession(1) A Party or candidate organizing a procession shall decide before hand the time and place of the

starting of the procession, the route to be followed and the time and place at which the procession willterminate. There shall ordinary be no deviation from the programme.

(2) The organizers shall give advance Intimation to the local police authorities of the programme soas to enable the letter to make necessary arrangement.

(3) The organizers shall ascertain If any restrictive orders are in force in the localities through whichthe procession has to pass, and shall comply with the restrictions unless exempted specially by the

competent authority. Any traffic regulations or restrictions shall also be carefully adhered to.

(4) The organizers shall take steps in advance to arrange for passage of the procession so that there

is no block or hindrance to traffic. If the procession is very long, it shall be organized in segments ofsuitable lengths, so that at convenient intervals especially at points where the procession has to passroad junctions, the passage of held up traffic could be allowed by stages thus avoiding heavy trafficcongestion.

(S) Processions shall be so regulated as to keep as much to the right of the road as possible and thedirection and advice of the police on duty shall be strictly complied with.

(6) If two or more political parties or candidates propose to take processions over the same routeor parts thereof at about the same time, the organizers shall establish contact well in advance anddecide upon the measures to be taken to see that the processions do not clash or cause hindrance totraffic. The assistance of the local police shall be availed of for arriving at a satisfactory arrangement. For

this purpose the parties shall contact the police at the earnest opportunity.(7) The political parties or Candidates shall exercise control to the maximum extent possible in the

matter of processfontsts carrying articles which may be put to misuse by undesirable elements especially

in moments of excitement.

(8) The carrying of effigies purporting to represent member of other political parties or their

leaders, burning such effigies in public and such other forms demonstrcrfon shall not be countenanced

bv any political party or candidate.

IV. Polling D<lVAll Political parties and candidate shall-(i) co-operative with the officers on election duty to ensure peaceful and orderly polling and

complete freedom to the voters to exercise their franchise without being subjected to any annoyance or

obstruction.(ii) supply to their authorized workers suitable badges or identity cards.

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(iii) agree that the Identify slip 5upplied by them to voters shall be on plain (white) paper and shall

not contain any symbol, name of the candidate or the name of the party;(iv) refrain from serving or distributing liquor on polling day and during the forty eight hours

preceding It. 1

[v] not allow unnecessary crowd to be collected near the camps set up by the political parties andcandidates near the polling booths so as to avoid confrontation and tension among workers and

sympathizers of the parties and the candidate.(vi) ensure that the candidate's camps shall be simple. They shall not display any posters, flags,

symbols or any other propaganda material. No eatable shalt be served or crowd allowed at the camps

and(vrtlco-operauve with the authorities in complyIng with restrtctfons to be imposed on the plying of

vehicles on the polling day and obta«i permits for them which should be displayed promrnentlv on thosevehicles.

V. Polling Booth

Excepting the voters, no One without a valid pass from the Election Commission shall enter thepolling booths.

VI. ObserversThe Election Commission is appointing Observers. If the candidates or their agents have any speciflc

complaint or problem regarding the conduct of elections they may bring the same to the notice of theObservers.

,VII. Party in Power

The party in power whether at the Centre or in the States concerned, shall ensure that no cause Is

given for any complaint that it has used its official position for the purposes of its election campaign andin particular-

(i) (a) The Ministers shall not combine their official visit with electioneering work and shall notalso make use of official machinery or personnel during the electioneering work.

(b) Government transport including official air-crafts. vehicles, machrnerv and personnelshall not be used for fu.rtherance of the interest of the party in power:

(ii) Public places such as maidens etc., for holding election meetings, and use of hettpads for air-flights in connection with elections shall not be monopolized by itself. Other parties and candidates shall

be allowed the use of such places and facilities on the same terms and conditions on which they areused by the party in power;

(iii) Rest houses, dak bunglows or other Government accommodation shall not be monopolized by

the party in power or its candidate and such accommodation shall be allowed to be used by other

parties and candidates in a fair manner but no party or candidate shall use or be allowed to use suchaccommodation (including premises appertaining thereto) as a campaign office or for holding any public

meeting or the purposes of election propaganda;[iv] Issue of advertisement at the cost of public exchequer in the newspapers and other media and

the misuse of official mass media during the election period for partisan coverage of political news and

publicity regarding achievements with 01view to furthering the orosoects of the party in power shall

scrupcrousrv avotdeo.

(v) Ministers and other authorities shall not sanction grants! payments out of discretionary funds

from the time elections are announced by the Commission; and

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(vi) from the ttme elections are announced by Commission, Ministers and other authorities shall

not-

(a) announce any financial grants In any form or promises thereof; or(b) (except civil servants) lay foundation Stones etc. of projects or schemes of any kind; or(c) make any promise of construction of roads, provision of drinking water facilities etc.: or

(d) make any ad-hoc appointments in Government, Public Undertakings etc. which may have the

effect of influencing the voters in favour of the party in power.

(vil)Ministers of Central or State Government or MCD Mayor and Counselor shall not enter anypolling stations or place of counting except In their capacity as a candidate or voter or authorized agent.

VIII. Guidelines on Ejection Manifestos

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Ii) The election manifesto shall not contain anything repugnant to the ideals and principlesenshrined in the Constitution and further that it shall be consistent with the tetter and spirit of otherprovisions of Model Code of Conduct.

(Ii) The Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in the Constitution enjoin upon theState to frame various welfare measures for the citizens and therefore there can be no objection to the

promise of such welfares measures in election manifestos. However, political parties should void makingthose promises which are likely to vitiate the purhv of the election process or exert undue influence onthe voters In exercising their franchise.

(iii) In the interest of transparency, level playing field and credibility of promises, it isexpected that manifestos also reflect the rationale for the promises and broadly indicate the ways and

means to meet the financial requirements for it. Trust of voters should be sought only on thosepromises which are possible to be fulfilled.

IX. Ejection Advertisements on TV Channel/ by cable operators, RadIo Stations eec.. regulation of.

(1) No advertisement shall be permitted, the objects whereof are wholly or mainly of a religious orpolitical nature, advertisements must not be directed towards any religious or political end.

(2) No cable operator or TV channel shall telecast any advertisement, which does not conform to

the law of the country and which offends the morality decency and susceptibility of views or which isshocking, disgusting and revolting.

(3) Every political party/contesting candidate or any other person, shall seek prior certification fromthe Sub-Divisional Magistrate!ACP of the area concerned aueast three days prior to the proposed

e)(hibllion of the advertisement on TV channel or on cable network or on any Radio Station by makingan application. No such advertisement shall be relayed on a Radio Station or on T.V. Channel Of

published In any newspaper during the period 48 hours earlier to the end of poll.

x. Campaignperiod for election.

(1) Canvassingin or near a polling station or holding of public meetlngs in a ward shall end before48 hours earlier to the hOLJrof close of the poll for election to wards of a Municipal corporation.

(S.K. SRNA5TAVA)

State Election Commissioner.