Consolidated Seizures in Assembly Elections Crosses Historic Milestone of Rs 1000 Crores
| 16 April 2021 12:25 PM GMT
NEW DELHI: The stupendous rise in seizure figures is because of better preparedness and multi-pronged strategy of the Commission. The Commission conducted exhaustive reviews at various levels which included a review meetings with Enforcement agencies of the States/UT, meetings with Revenue Secretary; Chairman, CBDT; Chairman, CBIC & Director FIU-Ind for inter-agency co-operation and real-time sharing of intelligence. Commission also convened meetings with Secretaries, Principal Secretaries (Home), DGPs, Secretary Excise/Excise Commissioners, DGs Income Tax, Police & CAPF Nodals of all poll-bound States/UT & its neighbouring States, MHA and Railway Officials to ensure comprehensive monitoring.
EC makes record seizures worth Rs 331 cr ahead of Assembly polls
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Election Commission of India. Nov 1, 2019. (File Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 17 : The Election Commission has made record seizures amounting to Rs 331.47 crore under the expenditure monitoring process in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, even ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.
The record seizures have been made even though polling is yet to start in these states/Union Territory, as it is slated between March 27 and April 26.
The seizures have already surpassed the total seizures made in Assembly elections to these states/UT in 2016.
Three special poll observers in State
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They have appointed as general, expenditure and police observers
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They have appointed as general, expenditure and police observers
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed three special observers for the upcoming Assembly polls in the State. They are in addition to the general, expenditure and police observers posted at the district and constituency level, according to Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena.
J. Ramakrishna Rao, a former IAS officer, has been appointed special general observer. Deepak Mishra, a former IPS officer, is the special police observer and Pushpinder Singh Puniha, a former IRS officer, is the special expenditure observer.
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The Election Commission of India held a meeting with Special Observers appointed for upcoming assembly polls in New Delhi on Thursday. [Photo/ANI]
ECI appreciates Special Observers for helping it conduct fair, inducement-free elections ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 16:19 IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Welcoming the newly-appointed special observers for the forthcoming general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal 2021, the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday appreciated them for playing a very important role in the past elections and helping ECI fulfil the constitutional mandate of conducting free, fair, transparent, impartial and inducement-free elections.
CEC Arora stresses on coordination during Assembly polls
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Kolkata: Chief Election commissioner, Election Commission of India, Sunil Arora at a press conference ahead of Assembly election in Kolkata on Jan 22, 2021 . (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 4 : Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday emphasised on greater coordination amid all enforcement agencies functioning on the ground ahead of elections in four states and one Union Territory from March-end and in April.
He also said that that the special observers will have additional role in supervising deployment of forces and their randomisation for poll duties.