Overview
- Media Certification and Monitoring Committees are in place at state and district levels, and no political ad can run on electronic or social media without their approval.
- Candidates must provide details of their authentic social media accounts at the time of filing nominations to facilitate verification.
- Political parties must file a statement of internet and social media campaign expenditure within 75 days of the polls, including platform payments, content creation, and account operations.
- MCMCs will monitor suspected paid news, and the Commission has cautioned against misuse of AI or deepfakes under existing electoral laws.
- The 48-hour silence period will be enforced with a ban on bulk SMS and voice messages, with rules applied for Bihar’s November 6 and 11 elections and by-elections on November 11.