Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 5

The correct answer is (A) is true but (R) is false.

• The Election Commission of India issues guidelines for conducting free and fair elections in the country. These guidelines are called the Election Model Code of Conduct (MCC). 
• The MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission to regulate political parties and candidates prior to elections. 
• It aims to ensure free and fair elections. 
• This is in keeping with Article 324 of the Constitution, which gives the Election Commission the power to supervise elections to the Parliament and state legislatures. 
• The MCC is operational from the date that the election schedule is announced till the date that results are announced.  
•  A form of the MCC was first introduced in the state assembly elections in Kerala in 1960.