The Model Code of Conduct came into force in the Garoth Assembly constituency, number 227 of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, from May 26. The notification was issued on Wednesday. Polling would be held on June 27 from 8 am to 5 pm. Not a single nomination was filed on the first day of nominations from this assembly constituency on Wednesday.
Flying squads have been constituted to ensure implementation of the model code of conduct. Police administration and excise department is continuously doing monitoring in the constituency. The police department has till date seized 14 arms and three cartridges. As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) programme, June 10 will be the last date of filing nominations, scrutiny of nominations would be held on June 11, date of withdrawal of candidature is June 13, polling will be held on June 27 and the counting will be held on June 30. The date of completion of election process is July 2.
As many as 2,204 people have deposited their arms with the police administration. Restrictive action has been taken against 436 persons under criminal procedure code of them 8 persons have been done bound over. 50 non-bailable warrants have been served, while action is on for serving 58 more warrants.
Six check posts have been formed in the assembly constituency to check entry of illegal arms and liquor besides anti-social elements arresting is going on. The electoral rolls of the Assembly Constituencies have been revised with reference to January 1, 2015 as the qualifying date and have been finally published on January 5, 2015.