Haryana Election Commission has imposed restrictions on the use of vehicles by the candidates or their agents or their supporters on the poll day for the Panchayat General Elections 2015 to ensure peaceful, free and fair poll.
State Election Commissioner, Haryana, Rajeev Sharma said that not more than two vehicles or vessels should be hired or procured whether on payment or otherwise for use by a contesting candidate himself or his agents or his supporters on the day of polling during the Panchayat General Elections.
The contesting candidates should be issued permits by the Commission and the permits should be issued to the contesting candidates at least two days before the day of poll, he added.
The voting for Panchayat election is scheduled to be held in three phases i.e. on October 4, October 11 and October 18.
Sharma said that the District Administration would keep a close watch on the vehicles used by persons accompanying the contesting candidates and their supporters for any possible mischief, including criminal activities like carrying of illegal arms and weapons. If any of these vehicles, either of a contesting candidate or a private owner was found to be involved in any such act or for carting anti-social elements with a view to intimidating or creating terror in the minds of the voters, would be impounded by the District Administration and it would not be released till the completion of the election process.
In addition, accordingly action against the owner, the occupants and the candidate who is involved in such illegal activities would also be taken as per law, he added.
Elections would be conducted for 393 posts of members of 20 zila parishads, 2,932 posts of 123 Panchayat samitis, and 6,197 and 62,471 posts of sarpanches and panches, respectively.