Election Commission of India has appointed 17 central awareness observers to monitor voter’s awareness, facilities and media-related issues in Madhya Pradesh. All observers have reached districts under their charge. Observers will undertake monitoring in two phases.
They will also monitor voters’ assistance centres, voters’ facilitation centres and common service centres.
Collectors in every district have appointed nodal officers to assist in the work of awareness observers. Nodal officers will accompany awareness observers during their tours. In the State, voters’ awareness campaign is underway for the last many years in every Vidhan Sabha constituency. Participation of voluntary organisations in this campaign is being ensured. Awareness observers will review all these activities.
They will also seek information about meetings of MCMC core committee. Besides, they will also view affidavits submitted by candidates to returning officers during electoral process, candidates’ criminal record and forms for moveable and immovable assets and information regarding education.
Awareness observers will also seek information regarding district level media cell. It is noteworthy that voter awareness messages are being broadcast through mass media in rural and urban areas. Awareness observers will also review basic amenities to be provided to voters at polling booths and distribution of polling slips.
Rs 2.50 cr cash seized
Apart from monitoring of election expenses, monetary transactions are also being monitored to ensure free and fair elections in Madhya Pradesh on the directives of Election Commission of India. Flying squads and other teams deployed in districts have seized about Rs 2.50 crore cash so far. On Friday, the police recovered Rs 32 lakh during frisking of car number HR-41 F 1221 from Haryana during checking in front of Gauri Ghat police station in Datia district.
All 5 car passengers hailed from Haryana’s Kurukshetra area. They informed that this money was being carried to purchase land at village Mainthana under Indergarh police station. The police have given information of the incident to district election officer. legal action is being ensured in the matter.