Over 80,000 new voters applied for being registered in the electoral rolls at the Special Registration Camps organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Haryana on March 9.
Shrikant Walgad, Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, said that the campaign was organised by the ECI for getting new as well as the left-out voters registered. It was held at all the 16,129 polling booths under the supervision of the Booth level Officers (BlOs).
Walgad said that the ECI had issued directions to the State Government to either remove or hide the content related to political representatives on all official websites, including their pictures, messages, achievements and other content, during the period when the Model Code of Conduct is effective. The ECI has written to the Haryana Chief Secretary to ensure that the such contents be either removed or hidden from all websites of the Government at the earliest, he added.
The Model Code of Conduct has been effective since the announcement of the lok Sabha elections on March 5. So long as the Code is in force, the use of red beacons by political representatives will remain prohibited. Besides, political representatives or officers can use Government vehicle only for official purposes like from home to Government office and office to home, Walgad said.
Members of Parliament, Ministers, MlAs and other political representatives who have been holding any portfolio in the State Government cannot use government vehicle for campaigning. They can use private vehicles for campaigning purposes, but the use of red beacon on their private vehicles is prohibited, he added.