The two day certification course for electoral officers and assistant electoral officers was held on Monday in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer. Under secretary-cum-master trainer, Chief Electoral Officer, Devdas Dutta informed the participating officers about their responsibly and role in smooth conduct of election.
He said that electoral officers and assistant electoral officers play an important in the Jharkhand Assembly Election, as the success of any election depends on the successful conduct of the election related processes.
Dutta said that for smooth election process it is necessary that officers and staff have complete knowledge of the acts and rules related to elections. Also, the electoral officers and staff are aware of the new instructions and the latest provisions issued to them time-to-time by Election Commission.
Election Officer / Assistant Election Officers were informed in detail about the monitoring of election expenses. Dutta said, “The maximum limit of valid expenditure for the candidates in the Assembly elections is Rs 28 lakh. In such a situation, the provisions and instructions made by the Election Commission in this regard are to be followed in letter and spirit, the electoral officers and staff should be alert.” Dutta on the occasion also gave detailed information about the instructions given by the Election Commission regarding election expenses.
Notification for the first phase of election will be issued on November 6. In such a situation, which provisions are to be followed by the candidates during the nomination process, information was given by Deputy Electoral Officers Geeta Chaubey and Rajesh Ranjan Verma.
He told that the provisions made by the Election Commission in this regard have to be followed in every situation. They were also apprised of the latest provisions made by the Election Commission regarding scrutiny of nomination papers, withdrawal of nomination papers by candidates and symbol allotment to the candidates.
The Model Election Code of Conduct is in force throughout the state with respect to Assembly elections. The provisions made by the Election Commission regarding this are to be strictly followed. M Khan, Deputy Secretary also told the Electoral Officer and Assistant Electoral Officer in the training program what to do and what not to do after the model code conduct comes into force.