Strict Norms

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No Minister will summon any election related officer to office, or guest house or outside the constituency for any official discussion

Officer should not be allowed to continue in the present district if he/she is posted in her/his home district or has completed three years out of four in the district

Officers/officials against whom the Election Commission has recommended disciplinary action or who have been charged for any lapse in any election or election related work previously may not be assigned any election related duties.

The transfer orders issued in respect of the officers prior to the date of announcement but not implemented till the time when model code of conduct came into effect, should not be given effect to without obtaining specific permission from the Commission.

There are restrictions on tours/leaves of officers whose spouses are active in the political arena. In such cases, the concerned officers should not leave their headquarters either on leave or on tour till the elections are complete. It has also banned video conferencing by Chief Minister and ministers to address any officials.

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