The Election Commission of India (EC) on Monday announced new directives to ensure transparency and accountability in the upcoming elections.

Political parties are now required to get all their advertisements pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) before they are published on electronic and social media platforms.

The ECI announced the schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar and the by-elections to 8 Assembly Constituencies of six states and the UT of Jammu and Kashmir on October 6.

According to the new guidelines, every registered national, state political party, and every contesting candidate running for election must apply to the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) for pre-certification of all politica

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