General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala. Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, 2016- Exchange of information and coordination between Expenditure Observers and all the Enforcement Agencies of Election Expenditure Monitoring - Regarding

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Dated: 22 March, 2016

To

All the Expenditure Observers.

Subject: General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala. Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, 2016- Exchange of information and coordination between Expenditure Observers and all the Enforcement Agencies of Election Expenditure Monitoring - Regarding

Sir,

I am directed to invite your kind attention to the Para No.4.2.8 under the Heading "Role of Expenditure Observer". of the Compendium of Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring (July- 2015) regarding exchange of information and coordination between Expenditure Observers and all the Enforcement Agencies during the process of elections.

2. There were some instances that came to the notice of the Commission in which the action of the Expenditure Observer gave impression that he had exceeded his brief by getting actively involved in enforcement action. The Commission, therefore, reiterates that the guidelines contained in the above-said para of the Compendium should strictly be adhered to by all the Expenditure Observers and they should resist themselves to be involved in the action being taken by other Enforcement Agencies as per their existing Laws.

Yours faithfully

Sd -

(S. K. Rudola) Pr. Secretary

Copy forwarded to: The Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with request to kindly bring it to the notice of all the Nodal Officers of Election Expenditure Monitoring in the State (By Camp Bag/e-mail)

Sd/-

(S. K. Rudola) Pr. Secretary