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New Delhi: Ahead of impending elections in Bihar, the Election Commission of India approved the broad guidelines for conduct of general/bye elections during COVID-19 period, here on Friday.
Salient features of the guidelines include the following:
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- The Commission has revised the norms of number of persons accompanying the candidate and number of vehicles at the time of nomination.
- It has also created optional facility to fill the nomination form and the affidavit online and submission of the same, after taking print, before the returning officer concerned.
- For the first time, the candidates will have the option to deposit security amount for contesting the elections online.
- Keeping the containment guidelines in view, the Commission has limited the number of persons including candidate for door to door campaign to five.
- Public meeting and road shows shall be permissible with suitable instructions subject to containment instructions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs/State.
- Face Mask, Sanitizer, Thermal scanners, gloves, face shield and PPE kits shall be used during the electoral process ensuring social distancing norms. Hand gloves shall be provided to all the electors for signing on the voter register and pressing button of EVM for voting.
- The chief electoral officers of concerned states/union territories, shall make comprehensive State/District and AC election plans regarding arrangement and preventive measures following these guidelines taking local conditions into account. These plans will be prepared in consultation with nodal officer for COVID-19 in their respective states/UTs.
Earlier, Commission, on July 17, 2020, had sought views/suggestions of national/state political parties till July 31, 2020, and had further extended the period till August 11, 2020 on request of the Political parties. Commission has considered the views/suggestions received from various Political Parties and Chief Electoral Officers of States/UTs on election campaign and public meetings.
– globalbihari bureau
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