EC directs political parties to stop seeking voters' details 'under guise of surveys'

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1 min read 02 May 2024, 04:29 PM IST

EC directs governmental parties to halt seeking voters' details 'under guise of surveys'

The Election Commission took superior presumption of activities by governmental parties and candidates. (HT_PRINT)

The Election Commission of India (ECI) took "serious presumption of activities by governmental parties and candidates seeking details of voters nether the guise of assorted surveys for their projected beneficiary schemes". The canvass assemblage termed specified activities arsenic "corrupt signifier of bribery nether Section 123(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951".

The EC noted: “Some governmental parties and candidates person been engaging successful activities that blur the lines betwixt morganatic surveys and partisan efforts to registry individuals for post-election beneficiary-oriented schemes."

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Published: 02 May 2024, 04:17 PM IST