Use of plastic/ polythene made publicity materials like posters and banners will be completely banned during the ongoing local body elections.
More so, in a bid to ensure that no candidate will use plastic/polythene made publicity materials like posters or banners during the civic poll campaign, we are also taking affidavits from the candidates, said Akshat Gupta, District Election Officer (DEO) , Almora.
At the same time, all the officials concerned have been directed to ensure complete ban on use of plastic/polythene made posters and banners in the election campaign, he asserted.
In the meanwhile, Gupta has maintained that the district election department will also closely monitor election expenditures by the candidates in these local body elections.
And senior treasury Officer Almora, V S Jantwal, has been appointed as Officer in charge to control the election expenditures by the different party candidates and to maintain record of the said election expenditures in the municipal council, Almora, elections, said the officials concerned of the district administration, Almora.
Similarly, l S Adhikari, Assistant Treasury Officer, Dwarahat, has been appointed as Officer in charge to look after the election expenditure issue of nagar panchyat Dwarahat elections , the officials concerned further said.
It is worth mention here that as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India(ECI), even use of public space or property is strictly banned for publicity purpose by the candidates of the different political parties during poll campaign.
As per the ECI guidelines, no public building, public place to name a few can be used to display posters or banners for publicity purpose. clarified the officials concerned.
However, if any candidate uses a private property for publicity purpose during the election campaign, he or she has to seek prior permission of the owner of the said private property, as the ECI guidelines suggest.
Strict action will be taken against those who are found violating these guidelines, the officials concerned asserted.