Question

mention the various laws that a party or the candidate has to follow while campaigning ​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to India’s election law, no party or candidate can:

1. Bribe or threaten voters
2. Appeal to them in the name of caste or religion
3. Use government resources for election campaign
4. Spend more than 25 lakh in a constituency for a Lok Sabha election or 10 lakh in a constituency in an Assembly election

If any Political Party does so, their election can be rejected by the court. In addition to the laws, all the political parties in our country have agreed to a Model Code of Conduct for election campaigns. According to this, no party or candidate can:

1. Use any place of worship for election propaganda
2. Use government vehicles, aircraft and officials for elections
3. Once elections are announced, Ministers shall not lay foundation stones of any projects, take any big policy decisions or make any promises of providing public facilities