State Election Commissioner PC Dalei on Thursday chaired a meeting of representatives from recognised national political parties at the conference hall of his office here.
In the meeting, Commissioner gave detailed information to the representatives of various political parties about the model code of conduct enforced during general elections of urban bodies, election programme, election process, limit of expenditure for candidates and related rules.
In the meeting, Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and counting machine, which will be used for the first time in urban body elections, were demonstrated before the representatives of political parties.
Dalei also gave detailed description about the technical features of these machines.
Representatives of political parties observed the system of electronic voting machine by pressing its button. They were also informed about the working of counting machine.
Dalei told that model code of conduct has been enforced on account of urban body general elections, as it was enforced during Assembly and lok Sabha elections.
He said that expenditure limit has been specified for the candidates contesting elections for the posts of Mayors of Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils, and President of Panchayats. But for Corporators, there is no limit of expenditure defined.
Dalei said that in Korba, Durg, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Bemetara and Balod district, machines provided by Election Commission of India would be used during elections. In other districts, electronic machines arranged by State Election Commission will be deployed.
Meanwhile, Dalei cleared the queries of representatives regarding election procedure and electronic voting machine.
In the meeting, Naresh Chandra Gupta and Mohan Pawar of Bharatiya Janata Party, Ajay Sahu and Manoj Singh Thakur, Dr Deva Devangan of Indian National Congress, Cl Patel, Bhuteshwar Khobragade of Communist Party of India, Sanjay Parate, Sheetal Patel of Marxist Communist Party, TR Athnere and GM Redam of Bahujan Samajwadi Party, Narayan Kurre and Neelkanth Tripathi of National Congress Party were present.