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Amendment to Conduct of Election Rules 1961
December 24 , 2024
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- The Centre has amended the Conduct of Election Rules to restrict access for the public to a section of poll documents.
- This was brought into effect through a notification issued by the Ministry of Law following a recommendation by the Election Commission of India.
- Rule 93(2)(a) of the 1961 Conduct of Election Rules had earlier stated that “all other papers relating to the election shall be open to public inspection”.
- After the amendment, now it reads, “all other papers as specified in these rules relating to the election shall be open to public inspection.”
- The move follows a recent direction to the ECI by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to share all documents related to Haryana Assembly elections.
- Conduct of Election Rules 1961 comes under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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