With reference to the star campaigners consider the following statements A recognised political part...........

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With reference to the star campaigners, consider the following statements

A recognised political party can have only 20 star campaigners in an election.
The list of star campaigners has to be communicated to the Chief Electoral Officer and Election Commission within a week from the date of notification of an election.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

The Election Commission (EC) revoked the status of a Congress leader as a star campaigner for the party in the ongoing State Assembly by-polls citing repeated violation of Model Code of Conduct while campaigning. A recognised political party can have 40 star campaigners and an unrecognised (but registered) political party can have 20. The list of star campaigners has to be communicated to the Chief Electoral Officer and Election Commission within a week from the date of notification of an election. The expenditure incurred on campaigning by such notified star campaigners is exempt from being added to the election expenditure of a candidate. However, this only applies when a star campaigner limits herself to a general campaign for the political party she represents. Hence only statement 2 is correct.