Collector and district election officer Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi, at a meeting held here on Tuesday, gave detailed information about election expenses and model code of conduct to political parties. Informing about election preparations in the district, the collector said, as per the instructions of the election commission of India, eight different teams have been formed for monitoring election expenses.
The collector said, besides general observer, police observer and separate observer to oversee election expenses and for voting related awareness would be deployed.
The collector said that nomination papers would be received at collectorate for the seven assembly constituencies of the district.
At the time of filing nomination, along with the
candidate, not more than five persons should enter in the room of the returning officer. The candidate should have to cleared Government dues before filing nomination papers. For maintaining information about the election expenditure, all the candidates have to appoint
expenditure agent.
At the time of nomination, candidate has to open separate account in his/her own name or in the joint name of his/her and the agent, through which payment of all election related expenses should be done, the collector said.
Candidates have to submit affidavit regarding their assets and criminal record in the amended proforma.
As section 144 has been effective in the district, moving with arms and ammunition has been prohibited. All the licensed weapons should be deposited with the nearest police station.
The collection said that without permission, no rally or meeting should be conducted. Additional district magistrate will give permission for conducting meeting in Raipur Municipal Corporation areas, whereas, in the rural area the sub divisional officer (revenue) concerned will give the permission, which would be based on first come first basis.
He said that under the Noise Act, no loudspeaker or any other sound producing machine should be used from 10 pm to 6 am. Prior permission should be taken for the use of loudspeaker from the additional district magistrate of sub divisional officer concerned.
Collector Pardeshi said that for issuance of election related advertisements to different electronic media, application in prescribed proforma should be given.
For the certification of advertisements, Media Certification Monitoring Committee (MCMC) has been formed, which would monitor advertisements in print media and keep an eye on paid news.
He said that 1,599 polling booths and 87 sub polling centres have been put up in the district. Counting of votes would be held in the government engineering college, Sejbahar, where materials after polling would be deposited. Election material distribution work will be done at BTI, Science College and Government JR Dani
Girls School. For different information regarding election and for complaints control room has been established, the telephone number of which is 2421222 and complaints would be registered on toll free number 1950.