For adding new names in the electoral list, 16 lakh forms have been received and after verification of documents these new names would be added.
However, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Madhya Pradesh VL Kanta Rao said that the process would take time.
While talking to media persons, Rao said that Jabalpur District Collector Chhavi Bhardwaj had complained with the CEO regarding an officer of excise department who failed to discharge his duties with diligence during seizure of liquor under the directives of election commission and matter is under consideration.
Providing details of warrant executed, Rao said that 95000 warrants have been executed and 70000 would be executed soon.
To a query, he said that if a candidate is promoted and publicity is done to garner vote in his favor from a platform organised by any political party, the expense would be added to the candidate’s expenditure for the election.
There is no provision of any penalty if a meeting related to political party is held at government house allotted to public representative at any time, he informed.
People involved in defacement of property would be penalized and continuous action has been taken under the act and would continue to take actions during the course of whole election process in the state.
The three departments Revenue, GAD and Home have been requested to coordinate and inform in cases of transfers of employees and officials.
Use of social media for publicity would be under scanner and expenses incurred will be added to the candidate’s expenditure for contesting elections.