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DESCRIBE THE PROCESS OF CAMPAINING IN ELECTION IN INDIA

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 Election campaigning is an important process through which parties popularise their ideologies , programmes and try to muster support, In India, campaigning starts 2 weeks before the election process and involves massive propaganda by the parties.

There are basically two techniques used by political parties for campaigning they are:

1. Formal campaigning :

a. This includes preparing election manifesto.
b. Holding public meetings, processions.
c. Propaganda through radio, TV, Social networking sites.
d. Propaganda through handbills, pamphlets, posters.
e. Organizing rallies.
f. Through newspapers, press.

2. Informal campaigning includes:

a. Door to door convincing .
b. Contact with party workers at the grass root level.

Election law provides for the following which every party has to adhere to while campaigning:
According to our election law, no party or candidate can:
a. Bribe or threaten voters;
b. Appeal to them in the name of caste or religion;
c. Use government resources for election campaign; and
d. Spend more than Re. 25 lakh in a constituency for a Lok Sabha election or Re. 10 lakh in a constituency in an Assembly election.

Apart from that there is a model code of conduct for election campaigns which includes for instance no party or candidate can:
Use any place of worship for election propaganda, use government vehicles, aircraft and officials for elections etc.

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In India, campaigning starts before two weeks of election.
During the campaign, the candidates or the party contesting elections the follow code of conduct which is made by ELECTION COMISSION of India.
According to code of conduct the candidates cannot:
  • Bribe or threaten voters.
  • Ask votes in name of caste or religion
  • Spend more than 25 Lakhs in Lok Sabha elections and spend more than 10 Lakhs in assembly election.
  • Use any government vehicles, air crafts or officials for campaign
  • Have gatherings or meetings in religious place like temples.
If any candidate is caught going against Code of Conduct he/she is given punishment by EC.
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in India election campaining starts before few week of polling day
  • - each party publishes a elction manifesto which contains the idiology ,believes ,thoughts,and the policies of the party.
  • - a party can also conduct rallies,meetings,and conduct speeches.
  • - during the caimpaining period a party tries to convince the voters to vote for them rather than any one else
  their are also certain guidlines which are given by the election commision of india,these inlude-
  • - no party or candidate can use any govt. vehicles,aircrafts,etc
  • -no party can appeal for vote on religious basis
  • -no party can use any worship place for caimpaining
  • -etc..
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