Election Commission revises timelines for publicity of criminal history of candidates – Check new rules

As part of efforts help the voters in exercising their choices in a more informed manner and discourage political parties from fielding persons with criminal antecedents in the election, the Election Commission on Friday issued revised guidelines for publishing such antecedents in newspapers and television.

The revised guidelines were issued after a meeting of the commission.

An ECI release said the commission decided to further streamline the instructions concerning the publicity of criminal antecedents by candidates concerned and by the political parties, who nominate them for elections.

It said the commission has always emphasised on this moral yardstick for the overall betterment of electoral democracy.