Election Matter A-43014/2/2018-Ad.IV Government of India Election Matter Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi, The 18th March, 2019 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2019 and State Legislative Assemblies in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim and certain bye-elections – Enforcement of Model Code of Conduct- reg. The undersigned is directed to enclose a copy each of D.O. letter No. 1/41/2/2019-Cab dated 11 .03.2019 and O.M. No. 1/41/2/2019-Cab dated 12.03.2019 received from Cabinet Secretariat, for information and compliance. Encl: As above (Brij mohan) Under Secretary to the Government of India To All concerned through website of DOP&T and e-Office. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD. NEW DELHI-110001 No.437/6/1/ECI/INST/FUNCT/MCC/2019 Dated: 10th March, 2019 TO 1. The Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, R...

Cabinet approves issue of Notifications for “General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019” 13 MAR 2019 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the “ General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019 ” – for issuance of statutory notifications under under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951”. It provides for calling upon the parliamentary constituencies to elect Members to the House of the People, on the dates to be recommended by the Election Commission of India in its Proceedings. Impact: The issuing of notifications would begin the election process for constituting the Seventeenth House of the People. PIB

General Elections/Bye-elections – Guidelines for the conduct of Government servants GUIDELINES FOR GOVT. PERSONNEL REGARDING CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS Guidelines for the Conducts of Govt. Servants (dt. 06.11.1984). Election Commission’s Letter No. 62/84, dated 6th November, 1984 to Chief Secretaries to State/Union Territories, all Chief Electoral Officers and Ministries of Home Affairs and Law and Justice. Subject:-   General Elections/Bye-elections – Guidelines for the conduct of Government servants. I am directed to invite your attention to sections 129 and 134 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, relating to the conduct of Government servants during elections and to say that the Government of India as well as the State Government have been, before conduct of a general election, issuing instructions regarding the conduct of Government servants in relations to an election, stressing that all the Government employees should maintain an attitude of strict impartialit...