Final Cover Election Expenditure - Election Commission of India

Annexure-32Election Commission's direction No. 76/81, dated 18.09.1981Subject: Lodging of accounts of election expensesDIRECTIONUnder the powers vested in the Election Commission under Article 324 and in pursuance of rule 89 of theConduct of Elections Rules, 1971, and all other powers enabling it in that behalf and in order to ensurethat the work pertaining to the accounts of election expenses of the contesting candidates at a generalelection or a bye-election is complete expeditiously, the Commission directs that(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)Each of the supporting vouchers lodged with account of election expenses shall bear thesignature in full of the contesting candidate or his election agent, if any:When a contesting candidate lodges his account of election expenses before the DistrictElection Officer, the District Election Officer shall issue an acknowledgement immediately. Theacknowledgment shall be issued to the person concerned if account is presented in person orsent by post if received through post. The acknowledgement shall be as in the proforma forthe maintenance of account of election expenses.The District Election Officer shall send his report to the Election Commission as contemplatedin rule 89 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 within ten days from the expiration of the 30days within which the account of election expenses in respect of a constituency is required tobe lodged;Under sub-rule (5) of rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 only one show-causenotice shall be sent by Registered A.D. Post to a candidate, who fails to lodge his account ofelection expenses within the time and in the manner required by law;When a notice is issued by Registered A.D. Post, unless the communication is receivedundelivered within a reasonable period, say a month, it shall be presumed that the notice hasbeen served on the candidate. On the expiry of one month after the date of issue of the notice,the case shall be disposed of.All correspondence with a candidate shall be sent to him at the address as furnished in thecontesting candidate list. A candidate shall intimate in writing the District Election Officerconcerned about the change in his address, if any for future correspondence. The Districtelection Officer shall intimate to the Election Commission forthwith the change.139