Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Services EC first issued a Model Code of Conduct for political events on the time of the fifth general elections, held in 1971. Since then, the Code has been revised every so often and lays down guidelines as to how political events and candidates ought to conduct themselves throughout elections. The Election Commission of India is a autonomous body underneath the ownership of Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 

It is established by the Constitution of India directly to ensure free and fair elections within the country. Article 324 of the Constitution supplies that the facility of superintendence, course, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the workplace of vice-president of India shall be vested within the election commission.

 Ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls in early 2022, the civic physique on Thursday appealed to citizens to get themselves registered as voters in a special drive being conducted by the state election fee starting next month. Despite the acceptance of the Code of Conduct by political parties, instances of its violation have been on the rise.