General
Election to Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015 - Allotment of Broadcast /
Telecast time to Political Parties – regarding
A copy of the Order No.437/TA-LA2015/Communication,
dated 18th September, 2015 issued by the Commission
regarding allotment of Broadcast/Telecast time to political parties in the
General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Bihar, 2015 is enclosed
for the information of the general public..............
ELECTION
COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan
Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001
No.
437/TA-LA2015/Communication
Dated:
18thSeptember, 2015
ORDER
At the time of General Elections to the Lok Sabha in 1998, a new initiative for
State funding of recognized political parties through free use of the State
owned Television and Radio was introduced under directions of the Commission
vide its Order, dated 16th January, 1998. The said
scheme was subsequently extended in all the General Elections to the State
Assemblies held after 1998 and General Elections to the Lok Sabha in 1999,
2004, 2009 & 2014.
With the
amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1951 vide"Election and
Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003" and the rules notified there
under, equitable time sharing for campaigning by recognized political parties
on electronic media now has statutory basis. In exercise of the powers
conferred by clause (a) of the Explanation below section 39A of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Central Govt. has notified all such
broadcasting media which are owned or controlled or financed wholly or
substantially by funds provided to them by the Central Government as the electronic
media for the purposes of that section. Therefore, the Commission has decided
to extend the said scheme of equitable time sharing on electronic media through
Prasar Bharati Corporation to the ensuing General Elections to the Legislative
Assembly of Bihar..............................................
The facilities
of use of broadcast time and telecast time will be available only to ‘National
Parties’ and ‘Recognized State Party’ in respect of Bihar...............
THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SCHEME
ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
1. The facilities will be available from the Regional
Kendra of the All India Radio and Doordarshan and in the headquarters of Bihar
and relayed by other stations within Bihar......................................
Time allotted for Telecast/Broadcast:.------------
2. A base time of 45 minutes will be given to each
National Party and Recognized State Party (recognized in respect of Bihar)
uniformly on the Regional Kendras of Doordarshan network and All India Radio
network in the State of Bihar..........................
3. The additional time to be allotted to the parties has
been decided on the basis of the poll performance of the parties in the last
assembly election from the State of Bihar.
4. In a single session of broadcast, no party will be
allocated more than 15 minutes.
Date of Telecasts/Broadcasts:-
5. The period of broadcast and telecast will be between
the last date of filing the nominations and two days before the date of poll
(in each phase) in the State of Bihar.
6. The Prasar Bharati Corporation in consultation with
the Commission will decide the actual date and time for broadcast and telecast.
This will be subject to the broad technical constraints governing the actual
time of transmission available with the Doordarshan and All India Radio.................
Submission of Transcripts in
advance:-
7. The guidelines prescribed by the Commission for
telecast and broadcast will be strictly followed. The parties will be
required to submit transcripts and recording in advance. The parties
can get this recorded at their own cost in studios, which meet the technical
standards prescribed by the Prasar Bharati Corporation or at the
Doordarshan/All India Radio Kendra. They can, in the alternative, have these
recorded in the studios of Doordarshan and All India Radio by advance requests.
In such cases, the recordings may be done at the State Capital and at timings
indicated by Doordarshan /All India Radio in advance.
Panel Discussions and Debate:---
8. In addition to the broadcast by parties, the Prasar
Bharati Corporation will organise a maximum of two panel discussions and/or
debates on the Kendra/Station of Doordarshan/All India Radio. Each eligible
party can nominate one representative to such a programme......................
9. The Election Commission of India will approve the
names of coordinators for such panel discussions and debates in consultation
with the Prasar Bharati Corporation...................................................................
Guidelines for observance in
Telecasts/Broadcasts :-
10. The telecasts/broadcasts
on Doordarshan/AIR will not permit:-
(a) criticism of other
countries;
(b) attack on religions or
communities;
(c) anything obscene or
defamatory;
(d) incitement of violence;
(e) anything amounting to
contempt of court;
(f) aspersion against
the integrity of the President and Judiciary;
(g) anything affecting the
unity, sovereignty and integrity of the Nation;
(h) any criticism by name of
any person.
Time Vouchers for Parties:-
11. Time Vouchers will be available in the denomination of
5 minutes with one voucher having time allotment from 1 to 4 minutes and the
parties will be free to combine them suitably. The allotment of time to
different political parties is given in a statement enclosed herewith.
By order,
(Dhirendra
Ojha)
Director
GENERAL
ELECTION TO
THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR 2015
Time available
to National Parties & State Parties on
Regional
Kendras/State Capital Kendras of Doordarshan/All India Radio
Name of State/U.T.
|
Name of National/
State Party
|
Total time allotted in
minutes for
|
No. of Time Vouchers
issued for
|
||
Broadcast
|
Telecast
|
Broadcast
|
Telecast
|
||
Bihar
TOTAL
|
BJP
|
137
|
137
|
27 (5 minutes each) + 1 (2 minutes)
|
27 (5 minutes each) + 1 (2 minutes)
|
BSP
|
63
|
63
|
12 (5 minutes each) + 1 (3 minutes)
|
12 (5 minutes each) + 1 (3 minutes)
|
|
CPI
|
55
|
55
|
11 (5 minutes each)
|
11 (5 minutes each)
|
|
CPI (M)
|
49
|
49
|
9 (5 minutes each) + 1 (4 minutes)
|
9 (5 minutes each) + 1 (4 minutes)
|
|
INC
|
92
|
92
|
18 (5 minutes each) + 1 (2 minutes)
|
18 (5 minutes each) + 1 (2 minutes)
|
|
NCP
|
55
|
55
|
11 (5 minutes each)
|
11 (5 minutes each)
|
|
JD(U)
|
171
|
171
|
34 (5 minutes each) + 1 (1 minute)
|
34 (5 minutes each) + 1 (1 minute)
|
|
LJP
|
83
|
83
|
16 (5 minutes each) + 1 (3 minutes)
|
16 (5 minutes each) + 1 (3 minutes)
|
|
RJD
|
150
|
150
|
30 (5 minutes each)
|
30 (5 minutes each)
|
|
RLSP
|
45
|
45
|
9 (5 minutes each)
|
9 (5 minutes each)
|
|
900
|
900
|
LIST OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Sl.No.
|
Abbreviation
|
Status
|
Name of Party
|
1
|
BJP
|
National Party
|
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
2
|
BSP
|
National Party
|
Bahujan Samaj Party
|
3
|
CPI
|
National Party
|
Communist Party of
India
|
4
|
CPI (M)
|
National Party
|
Communist Party of
India (Marxist)
|
5
|
INC
|
National Party
|
Indian National
Congress
|
6
|
NCP
|
National Party
|
Nationalist Congress
Party
|
7
|
JD(U)
|
State Party
|
Janata Dal (United)
|
8
|
LJP
|
State Party
|
Lok Jan Shakti Party
|
9
|
RJD
|
State Party
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal
|
10
|
RLSP
|
State Party
|
Rashtriya Lok Samta
Party
|
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