Chief Electoral Officer VL Kanta Rao has informed that as per the directives of the Election Commission of India, candidates are required to submit affidavit in complete form at the time of nomination and moreover, the candidates are required to issue affidavit in print media as well as electronic media three times.
They will have to mention clearly in the affidavit that there is a criminal case pending against them and have been convicted in any case.
According to the directives of the Commission, the distribution work of voters’ slips will be completed 5 days before the voting.
The voter slip will also have a map indicating route to reach the polling centre.
The BLOs will receive acknowledgment of the voters’ slips from the voters at the time of distribution.
The Presiding Officers will keep list of such voters to whom voter slips would not be distributed.
Possession of voter slips and its distribution by any unauthorised person will be considered as violation under the Representation of People Act 1951 and Indian Penal Code and a penal action will be taken against such person.
Moreover, Kanta Rao has informed that permission has been granted to 25 applications out of the total applications received by the MCMC for certification of advertisement and letters have been sent to the concerned political parties in connection to 10 applications.
Replying to question Rao informed that Habibganj SHO Virendra Chouhan has been transferred to State Police headquarters after receiving complaint of use of loudspeakers after 10 pm in the area.
Nodal Officer Law and Order Yogesh Choudhary said that 40 companies would be assigned for security. For keeping eye on security Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) would be used.