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 toLegislative Assemblies of Bihar,
2015 is enclosed for the information of the general public.
RM/ RS
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka
Road, New Delhi-110001
No.
437/TA-LA2015/Communication
Dated:
18th September, 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
|