To keep a close surveillance over cash movement to curb the use of black money during the ensuing lok Sabha Election, the UT Election Department has launched a toll-free number 18001802095 to encourage the general public to provide information relating to movement of cash and other valuables during the election period.
A spokesperson of the UT Election Department said that the identity of the informer will be kept secret.
The officers namely Abhishek Narang, SK Bhardwaj, Kapil Kishore, Vinod Sharma can also be contacted on numbers 94683-00401, 94683-00343, 95307-68500 and 95307-16162 respectively to register a complaint regarding the use of black money.
Besides, three separate Committees have been constituted to check the enforcement of model code of conduct in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
The Committee in central sub-division would be chaired by PCS Balbir Singh Dhol, South Sub-Division by PCS Rahul Gupta and East Sub-Division would be chaired by PCS MM Sabharwal.
“The chairman-cum-nodal officers of the three teams would submit a daily report to the Deputy Commission and returning officer Mohd. Shayin in respect of their areas,” said the spokesperson.
The UT Election Department has also constituted Committees for implementing model polling stations at all 500 polling locations of the union territory.
The members would assist and report the nodal officer in this exercise to complete the time bound assignments during the election process.
The three member South Division Committee would be chaired by Kashish Mittal and Central and East Sub-Division Committee would be chaired by Danish Ashraf.
Chandigarh will be the first city in the country to have all its 500 polling booths as model polling stations. Facilities like cool potable water, lavatories, instant medical among others will
be provided to the electors
at the polling booth on the polling day.
A Committee to recommend permissions for use of loudspeakers, holding of rallies and processions in respect of all the areas falling under Union Territory of Chandigarh has also been constituted in view of lok Sabha Elections-2014.
The Committee would be chaired by Superintendent Deepak Kainth. All the Sub-Divisional Magistrates will ensure that no such
permission is issued by
them till further
orders,” informed the spokesperson.