NEW DELHI: Ahead of Bihar polls, the Election Commission on Friday made the norms of publicity of criminal antecedents of candidates stringent by putting a timeline on when such advertisements should be published and broadcast during electioneering.
In October, 2018, the Election Commission (EC) had issued directions making it compulsory for candidates contesting elections and the parties fielding them to advertise their criminal antecedents in TV and newspapers at least three times during electioneering.
Now, the EC has made it clear that the first “publicity” of criminal records should be within first four days of the last date of withdrawal of candidature. (AGENCIES)
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