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Himachal Pradesh - Election date announcement
October 23 , 2017
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- The Election Commission (EC) on October 12 announced elections in Himachal Pradesh.
- Voting for the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh assembly will take place on 9 November and the results will be declared on 18 December.
- With the announcement of the election schedule, the model code of conduct for Himachal Pradesh comes into force immediately.
- Himachal Pradesh would be the second state, after Goa earlier this year, to use a 100% paper audit trail or VVPAT.
- Also, on a pilot basis, to enhance transparency, one polling station in each assembly constituency will be randomly selected for VVPAT counting.
- The term of the current assembly in Himachal Pradesh ends on 7 January.
- Election Commission of India's Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India for conduct of political parties and candidates during elections
- The Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately on announcement of the election schedule by the commission for the need of ensuring free and fair elections.
- The MCC, often described as a voluntary “Moral Code of Conduct” is a set of guidelines issued to parties, candidates and the government to ensure free and fair elections.
- There is no statute governing these guidelines.
- However major violations like attempts to create enmity between communities for votes can be dealt with under existing laws, including the Indian Penal Code.
- There guidelines for what is allowed or isn’t under the MCC, and the Election Commission (EC) or State Electoral Officer often acts as the arbiter.
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