The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred political advertisements in the print media, in circulation in the state and union territory, on poll day and preceding day of the polling in all the phases of elections, without getting its contents pre-certified by the concerned election authority at the state or district level.
An Election Commission of India’s communiqué to ChiefElectoral Officers of states and union territories has ordered that nopolitical party or candidate or any other organization shall publish anypolitical advertisement in print media on poll day and one-day prior to pollday (in all the phases) unless its (political Advertisement) contents arepre-certified by them from Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC).
The order will apply in case of political advertisements tobe published in newspapers in all states and union territories in all thephases.
As per ECI, the restricted days of advertisement are 10thand 11th April of Phase-I, 17th and 18th April of Phase-II, 22nd and 23rd Aprilof Phase-III, 28 and 29 April of Phase-IV, May 5 and 6 for Phase-V, May 11 and12 for Phase-VI, and May 18 and 19 for Phase-VII.