Model Code of Conduct (MCC)
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What is the MCC?
A set of guidelines issued by the ECI that all political parties and candidates must follow during elections.
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When is it active?
The MCC comes into effect the moment the election schedule is announced and remains active until results are declared.
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Key Rules
- • No hate speech or religious appeals
- • Government cannot announce new schemes or projects
- • Ministers cannot use official machinery for campaigning
- • Campaigning must stop 48 hours before polling begins