Haryana State Election Commission has identified 1,134 contesting candidates of municipalities in the State who have failed to submit election expenditure and has decided to take strict action against such candidates.
As per provisions contained in Section 8B of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, strict action would be taken against these candidates. Initially, the Commission had issued notice for Faridabad, Panchkula, Ambala and Panipat districts, said Haryana State Election Commissioner, Dalip Singh.
According to the Act, every contesting candidate for the election of Municipal Corporation is required to maintain day to day election expenses and submit the same to the Deputy Commissioner or the authorised officer within 30 days from the date of declaration of election results failing which the State Election Commission shall by order published in the official gazette declare him/her to be disqualified for a period of three years from the date of the order.
Singh said that the General Election of Municipal Corporation, Faridabad was held in the year 2010 and of the Municipal Corporation, Ambala, Panchkula and Panipat in the year 2013. As reported by the Deputy Commissioners, 239 candidates of the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, 49 candidates of Municipal Corporation, Ambala, 27 candidates of Municipal Corporation, Panchkula and 95 candidates of Municipal Corporation, Panipat failed to submit their expenditure statements.