Orient's Election Handbook by Dr. Ashish K.S. Massey – Orient Publishing Company

OVERVIEW

Orient's Election Handbook, authored by Dr. Ashish K.S. Massey and published by Orient Publishing Company (New Edition), is an exhaustive, practical reference manual and guide to election management, statutory guidelines, and electoral laws in India.

This authoritative handbook provides essential coverage for contesting candidates, political parties, election agents, and returning officers. It encompasses detailed Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines for contesting candidates, legal frameworks for monitoring election expenditure, enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), and the latest statutory notifications and executive orders governing Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, and local body elections.

KEY FEATURES

• Author: Dr. Ashish K.S. Massey.

• Publisher: Orient Publishing Company.

• Edition: New Edition.

• Contesting Candidate Guidelines: Step-by-step statutory requirements, nomination procedures, and candidate disclosures.

• Election Expenditure Monitoring: Complete legal and practical framework for maintaining election accounts, ceilings, and financial returns.

• Model Code of Conduct (MCC): Comprehensive analysis of MCC guidelines for political parties, candidates, and government authorities.

• Latest ECI Notifications: Packed with updated Election Commission of India notifications, circulars, and judicial precedents.

WHAT THIS BOOK COVERS

• Nomination & Scrutiny Process: Qualifications, disqualifications, filing affidavit formats (Form 26), deposit requirements, and scrutiny of nomination papers.

• Model Code of Conduct (MCC): Restrictions on political campaigning, speech guidelines, use of government machinery/resources, and polling day regulations.

• Monitoring of Election Expenditure: Maintenance of daily campaign expenditure registers, shadow observation registers, bank account mandates, and submission of final expenditure accounts.

• Polling & Counting Procedures: Rules governing polling agents, EVM/VVPAT verification processes, counting agents, declaration of results, and election petitions.

• Latest ECI Circulars & Notifications: Compiled official directives on campaign permissions, social media political ads, and electoral offenses.

WHO SHOULD BUY

• Contesting Candidates & Political Parties: Managing campaign compliance, nomination filings, expenditure limits, and MCC adherence.

• Election Agents & Campaign Managers: Supervising daily campaign accounts, polling booth operations, and media permissions.

• Returning Officers (ROs) & District Election Officers (DEOs): Executing statutory duties and enforcing ECI guidelines during election periods.

• Legal Practitioners & Election Lawyers: Filing and defending election petitions, MCC violation complaints, and disqualification matters before High Courts and the Supreme Court.

WHY THIS BOOK 

• All-in-One Practical Election Manual: Consolidates complex statutory rules, ECI handbooks, and administrative circulars into a single desktop volume.

• Comprehensive Expenditure Guidance: Helps campaign teams prevent disqualification under election law by maintaining strict compliance with expenditure monitoring norms.

• Durable Hardcover Library Edition: Built for intense, on-the-field campaign usage and law firm library reference.

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Title: Orient's Election Handbook

• Author: Dr. Ashish K.S. Massey

• Publisher: Orient Publishing Company

• Edition: New Edition

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

BENEFITS

• Prevents rejection of nomination papers through clear statutory filing guidance.

• Ensures strict compliance with ECI election expenditure limits and reporting formats.

• Serves as an immediate reference during high-stakes election disputes and campaign operations.

CALL TO ACTION

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