Overview

• An August 27 circular directs college principals to stop posters, banners, wall writings and hoardings in and around campuses, with violations reportable to the university panel for action.
• Nomination forms now carry a written undertaking that candidates and supporters will not deface property, with possible disqualification for breaches.
• A University Committee for Prevention of Defacement of Property, notified August 18 and led by estate officer Bipin Kumar Tiwary, includes senior faculty and representatives from Delhi Police, DMRC and municipal bodies.
• Each college must form a monitoring committee with a senior faculty member and the local police station’s SHO to run sensitisation workshops, set up designated ‘walls of democracy’ and coordinate removal of unauthorised materials.
• Guidelines require a candidate bond, encourage electronic campaigning, restrict rallies, roadshows and loudspeakers, bar unauthorised outsiders and allow biometric or facial recognition entry controls, with voting on September 18 and counting on September 19.