Fixation of dates for inspection of accounts of candidates 3 times during election period by Returning Officer-Reg.

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Dated: 18th February, 2019

To

The Chief Electoral Officers of

all States and Union Territories.

Subject-Fixation of dates for inspection of accounts of candidates 3 times during election period by Returning Officer-Reg.

Madam/Sir.

I am directed to state that there have been instances of fixation of different dates for inspection of accounts of candidates by Returning Officers and Expenditure Observers in the last elections. In this connection, I am directed to reiterate that in pursuance of the Commission's instructions laid down under the heading "Role of Returning Officer", sub heading "Inspection of Accounts, in part "C" of "Compendium of Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring (February, 2019)" (copy enclosed), the Returning Officer is required to prepare a schedule for inspection of Expenditure Register of each candidate in consultation with the Expenditure Observer. Three dates shall be fixed for inspection of Expenditure Register of candidates in such a way that the gap between two inspections should be at least three days and the last inspection should be fixed not before 3 days from the day of poll.

2. You are requested to bring it to the notice of all Returning Officers for necessary compliance and to fix the dates for inspection of Expenditure Registers of candidates in accordance with the aforesaid provisions of Commission's instructions.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(BAJAN JAIN)

UNDER SECRETARY