Ten candidates filed their nominations for the third phase elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Giving the above information here on Monday evening, chief electoral officer, Umesh Sinha said that on Monday, just ten more candidates filed their nomination for the third phase bringing the total candidates who submitted their papers for the above phase to 13.
He said that out of the total ten papers filed on Monday, 1 candidate filed nomination from Agra, 2 from Fatehpur Sikri, 2 from Ferojabad, 1 from Mainpuri, 2 from Etah, 1 from Hardoi, and 1 from Akbarpur Parliamentary seat.
The last date for nomination of papers for the third phase will be April 5, scrutiny will be made on April 7 and last date of withdrawl is April 9. Voting for the third phase would take place on April 24.
Meanwhile Election Commission strictly ban display of arms during election rallies and procession and directed to take stern action in this regard. In a circular sent to all the returning officers of 80 Parliamentary seats of Uttar
Pradesh, CEO, Umesh Sinha claimed to have directed them that they should make visuals of the election rallies, meetings, procession of any other gathering during campaigning of candidates and ensure that no display of arms should be made at any cost.
Sinha said to have directed that not only action for possessing illegal arms, but necessary proceedings should be also made even if display of license weapons has been made by any candidate or it’s supporters. He said that they would not allow to hange atmosphere by anyone by terrorising public through display of fire arms. ``To ensure free and fair election is prime responsibility of the Commission and we would not make any compromise but would provide a field where even poorest of poor feels free to cast his vote in any ones favour", Sinha said.
He asked director general of police, Al Banerjee to seek report of any violation of his above order regularly from district police chiefs along with the action taken at local level and later forward it to him for further necessary action regarding violation of model code of conduct.
Meanwhile union minister for steel Beni Prasad Verma has been booked for Model Code violation in his Parliamentary constituency on Monday. Reports said that union minister and Congress candidate from Gonda Parliamentary constituency, Beni Prasad Verma has been booked for the violation of Model Code of Conduct. The action was taken on the direction of the District Magistrate, Vikas Gothalwal, after Beni organised a roadshow in Tarabganj tehsil last evening in which the number of vehicles was beyond permissible limit. The vehicles stopped at many places leading to traffic jam, DM claimed adding that the in-charge officer of the flying squad lodged an FIR against Beni and his supporters.