ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Dated: 22nd March, 2019

To

The Chief Electoral Officers of

All States and UTS

Sub: Preparedness regarding Election Expenditure Monitoring-matter regarding


Madam/Sir.

I am directed to draw your kind attention to the "Compendium of Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring (February, 2019) and to reiterate the following:-


1. Flying Squads will be operational from the date of announcement of the elections and shall look into all complaints of Model Code of Conduct violations, election expenditure of political parties and candidates, complaints of intimidation, movement of anti-social elements, liquor, arms and large sum of cash etc: and will vide graph all major rallies, public meetings and other expenses as per the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) dated 29th May, 2015 (copy enclosed),


2. Static Surveillance Teams will function from the date of notification and will set up check posts as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated 29 May, 2015. 3. Video Surveillance Teams and Video Viewing Teams will function from the date of announcement of election and will vidcograph all major political rallies of the party as well as of the candidates as per the instructions.


4. (i) Accounting Team will function from the date of announcement for the purpose of accounting


the expenditure of the political partics and after nominations are filed, the candidate's


accounts will be maintained by the team as per the instructions.


(ii) In case of Assembly elections an accounting team will function in each assembly constituency and maintain the Shadow Observation Register (SOR) & Folder of Evidence (FOE) for each candidate.


(iii) In case of Lok Sabha election, the Assistant Expenditure Observer (AEO) & team for each Assembly segment will maintain SOR & FOE separately for each candidate and their reports to the AEO (Hq AEO) of the Assembly segment where RO is based. The Hq. AEO and his team shall co-ordinate with all other AEOs of the Assembly segments and will ensure that these accounts are collated at the time of inspection. The AEO will function from the date of notification.


5. Media Certification Monitoring Committee (MCMC) will function immediately from the date of announcement as per the instruction.


6. Liquor Monitoring measures will be undertaken from the date of announcement of elections as per the instructions and the reporting will be done from the date of announcement.


7. The Air Intelligence Units and separate complaint monitoring cell of the Income Tax Department will start functioning from the date of announcement.


2. I am further directed to request you to bring it to the notice of all concerned.


Encl. As above


Yours faithfully.

Sd/-

(AVINASH KUMAR) SECRETARY