If a candidate contesting the lok Sabha election travels in a chopper with a star campaigner, 50 per cent of such fare will be added to his poll account, election officials said on Friday.
If a candidate or his election agent joins a rally of the star campaigner or share dais with him in a public meeting, the expenses of the rally or the meeting excluding the travel fare of the star campaigner, would also be added to the candidate’s election account, they said.
Additional collector MD Kabir said if the candidate is not present in the rally or public meeting of the star campaigner but his posters, banners are displayed in the rally or meeting, or his name find a mention by the star campaigner, total expenses of such rally or public meeting except the star campaigner’s fare would be
added to the account of the candidate.
If more than one candidate share one dias, and rally or public meetings, the expenses of such rally and meeting would be equally divided among them and added to their election accounts, he said.
Usually the airfare of the star campaigners are not being added to the candidate account.
But in case the candidate travel with the star campaigner in the same chopper, fifty per cent of the fare would be added to his election account, he said.
Fifty per cent of the fare would be added to his election account if a person playing a role in the campaign of the candidate travels with the star campaigner, he said.
Even any other party supporting the same candidate and its leaders sharing dias with him or holding rallies or public meeting for him are also not entitled for any relaxation, he said.
If the expenses towards the star campaigners such as their stay, campaign, food etc would also be added to the candidate’s election account, he said.