Elected representatives or nominated persons may not become agents of the candidates on the day of counting of votes on Friday, May 16. Following the directions of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand, Akshat Gupta, District Election Officer, Nainital, informed that the elected representatives or nominated persons will not become agents of the candidates on the day of counting of votes.
According to the guidelines of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand, among other MPs, MlAs, Mayor of a municipal corporation, councillors to name a few and the nominated persons will not work as agent of the candidates on the day of counting at the counting centre, said the officials concerned. Meanwhile, the district election office, Nainital, has also directed all the AROs (Assistant Returning Officers) to scrutinise the list of name of agents sent by the candidates in the light of the directions issued by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand.In case name of any elected representative or nominated person figures in the list submitted by the candidates, cancel such names, Gupta directed the officials concerned. He also appealed to the candidates to keep in mind the same directions, while appointing their agents.