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roi hoidine General the scfted,-rie T arn <1ir-ected tc stele that the Con:nissicn has anno,:nced. url vv!e* I. Arr I JL: r "!i:y' - -.. \/ ,r., tjlecrlons tc the Legislative Asse:ribliesof the Statesof Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradeshand ^\' tl'4i 20rr. V' \U Uttarakhandvide its PressI .lote dated.24thDecember,

U'",, Z. of the Model Codeof Conductfor the guidance the provisions With this announcement, ^ / w^ o\r7 effect,whic[r have co.rne ^ \fr Sf tfu* Political Parties and Camdidates "into force wittr irnnaediate V,nf i-1' t ' constituting the new Ffouses wi1l be in operation untin Due ConstitutionNotifi.cations Wt/ to the rioiiceof the Government, This may be brought is issuedby the Corglnxission. concerned
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tiarrsfers of seniorofficers wiro hai'e a role in ihe rnanagement of electionin the State, '&ose ','. r-i;l In ca-se-< h::: :::-:-.-:i: ,:i "- :I::: is i.=;:ss,_i-,.oii acco-ri,rr. oi acn:nis:iati.ve exieencies,the State Geve-::rieni may' wiih fiiil jusiification approachthe Commission for prior ciearance. You are also requested to kinciiyrefer tc the Compendiumof Insiructions.(Vol.3) on Model Code of Conduct,which is'also availablein the aforesaid link on the Con^mission's vyebsite. 8. The receipt of the letter may kindly be acknowledged. 7.

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