Acting tough against the violations of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines imposed across the Union Territory after the announcement of General Elections to Legislative Assembly, the Election Department has registered 9 FIRs, suspended 5 government employees, besides issuing warning in 23 such cases, even as the inquiry has been initiated in 48 cases of violations. Office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K said that 175 MCC violations have been reported across the UT ever since the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct on 16 August, 2024. These included 96 reports of violation against the political parties and the candidates, 53 against the government employees; two against the media persons and 24 against others. 89 violations were dropped as these were baseless and false however five Government employees were placed under suspension by the authorities in Srinagar for participating in political activities