PANAJI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the norms of “star campaigners” for elections during the period of pandemic for all ongoing and future elections during the period of pandemic Covid-19 and shall come into effect immediately.
The EC has decided that the maximum limit on the number of star campaigners for recognised National/State political parties shall be 30 in place of 40 and for unrecognised registered political parties it shall be 15 in place of 20 during the period of pandemic.
The period of submission of the list of star campaigners has also been extended from 7 days to 10 days from the date of notification.
The request for permission for the campaigning by star campaigners shall be submitted to the district election authorities at least 48 hours before the start of campaign so that all necessary safety measures are put in place by all concerned stakeholders well in time.
It may be recalled that in August 2020, the EC had issued broad guidelines setting the paradigm for the conduct of elections during the period of Covid-19
after taking inputs from political parties and Chief Electoral Officers of the States/UTs and were widely circulated.
