The Election Commission, in abid to make elections more transparent, has madeit obligatory for the candidates to advertise their criminal records. The candidates will now have to fill up an amended form (26). They will have also have to inform their parties about the cases in which they have been convicted and also about the cases under trial.
According to the notification by EC, the candidates will have to advertise their criminal record at least on three different dates in widely circulated newspapers and popular TV channels during the campaign period.