Monitoring of use of vehicles during electioneering:

Each candidate shall submit before the RO, details of all vehicles proposed to be used by him for his election campaign. The RO will issue permits on the same day. The vehicle permit obtained from the concerned RO is to be displayed on the front screen of the vehicle. Two-wheelers (Motorbikes, Scooters, Mopeds). Cycle Rickshaw, etc. are also vehicles for the purposes of these instructions and the permit in such cases is to be shown on demand. These details should be given to the accounting teams for inclusion in the Shadow Observation Register.

If a vehicle is found being used for campaigning without written permission of the RO, it shall be considered unauthorized campaigning for the candidate and will attract penal provisions of Section 171H of the Indian Penal Code. It shall therefore be immediately taken out of the campaigning exercise. In addition, the expenditure on this vehicle will also be added in the SOR The permission given for the use of vehicle during election is to be withdrawn by the RO immediately, if the candidate has not submitted his account for inspection, in spite of notice by the RO, and the permission shall not be granted till the accounts are submitted for inspection by the candidates. Commission's instructions given in its letters no. 576/3/2005/ JSII, dated 29-12-2005 at Annexure-D4 may also be followed for further guidance.

If the vehicle for which permission is given to a particular candidate is being used for campaign purpose by or for another candidate, then the permission has to be withdrawn and the vehicle is to be seized by the Flying Squad. A report should also be given by Flying Squad to the Assistant Expenditure Observer to include the expenditure in the account of the candidate who was actually using this vehicle. If the candidate, after obtaining permission from the Returning Officer, does not intend to use the campaign vehicle(s), for any period of more than two days, he/she shall intimate to the Returning Officer, to withdraw the permission for such vehicle(s).

If the candidate, after obtaining permission does not intimate the RO, to withdraw the permission of such campaign vehicles, it will be presumed that the candidate has used the permitted vehicles for campaign purpose and accordingly, the expenditure as per the notified rates on use of such vehicles shall be added to his/her accounts of election expenses. The details of all such vehicles permissions and withdrawal requests shall be given to the Accounting Team by the RO to account for the expenditure of such candidates (Commission's letter no. 76/Instructions/EEPS/2015/Vol. II, dated 29th May, 2015 at Annexure - D19)