Pune: election committee The Reserve Bank of India (ECI) asked on Thursday political party Stop any activities involving personal registration after election through any beneficiary-oriented scheme advertisesurveys and applications.
Pollsters say they have taken seriously the activities of political parties and candidates seeking detailed information from voters through various surveys. beneficiary planas “corruption” bribery under Section 123(1) of the Criminal Code Representation of the People Act1951.
It noted that “some political parties and candidates have been engaging in activities that blur the lines between legitimate investigations and partisan efforts to register individuals for post-election beneficiary programs”.
While taking note of various developments arising in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the ECI on Thursday issued an advisory to all national and state political parties on the issue.
“The act of inviting/calling individual voters to register for post-election benefits may create the impression of a one-to-one transactional relationship between the electorate and the proposed benefits and may create quid pro quo benefits. – Status quo arrangements to vote in a particular way, leading to inducements ,” the voting panel said in a consultation released
Sometimes, such pamphlets do not have the name of the publisher, which is a direct violation of Section 127A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
The ECI has directed all political parties and candidates or their agents or any other person to immediately cease and desist from any activities involving the parties through any advertisement (print or digital space), pamphlet, website, web or mobile application, text or social media platform (WhatsApp etc.) messages, missed calls, handing out forms, or collecting personal data under the pretext of offline survey forms or digital surveys.
The poll panel has directed all District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to take appropriate action against any such advertisement as per the provisions of law, namely Section 127A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Section 123 (1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and IPC Section 171(B).
Pollsters say they have taken seriously the activities of political parties and candidates seeking detailed information from voters through various surveys. beneficiary planas “corruption” bribery under Section 123(1) of the Criminal Code Representation of the People Act1951.
It noted that “some political parties and candidates have been engaging in activities that blur the lines between legitimate investigations and partisan efforts to register individuals for post-election beneficiary programs”.
While taking note of various developments arising in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the ECI on Thursday issued an advisory to all national and state political parties on the issue.
“The act of inviting/calling individual voters to register for post-election benefits may create the impression of a one-to-one transactional relationship between the electorate and the proposed benefits and may create quid pro quo benefits. – Status quo arrangements to vote in a particular way, leading to inducements ,” the voting panel said in a consultation released
Sometimes, such pamphlets do not have the name of the publisher, which is a direct violation of Section 127A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
The ECI has directed all political parties and candidates or their agents or any other person to immediately cease and desist from any activities involving the parties through any advertisement (print or digital space), pamphlet, website, web or mobile application, text or social media platform (WhatsApp etc.) messages, missed calls, handing out forms, or collecting personal data under the pretext of offline survey forms or digital surveys.
The poll panel has directed all District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to take appropriate action against any such advertisement as per the provisions of law, namely Section 127A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Section 123 (1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and IPC Section 171(B).
