Final Cover Election Expenditure - Election Commission of India

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIANirvachan Sadan Ashoka Road New Delhi-110001Annexure-59By Camp Bag/FAXNo. 76/Instructions/2012/EEPS Date: 9 th February, 2012ToThe Chief Electoral Officers of1. Punjab2. Uttar Pradesh3. Uttarakhand4. Manipur5. GoaSub:- General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur andGoa-2012-Addition of expenditure on travelling by Aircrafts/Helicopter by contesting candidate and starcampaigners after the date of poll-Reg.Sir/Madam,Instances have been reported by the Media that many contesting candidates, including star campaigners ofthe political parties, use Aircrafts/Helicopters after the date of poll and clarifications have been sought byvarious political parties regarding expenditure on such travel. In the subject matter, it is clarified as under:-(i) The expenses after the poll and before the date of counting, which can be said to be in connection withthe election shall alone be accounted for by the candidates as per section 77 of the Representation ofthe People Act, 1951.(ii) Therefore, after the poll, the expenses on travel of a Star Campaigner or a candidate (not connectedwith his election) shall not be added to any candidate. If the Star Campaigner/Candidate visits hisconstituency, where he has contested the election, the travel expenses within the constituency foroverseeing the counting arrangements before, or on, the date of counting shall be added to his account.The travel expenses outside the constituency will not be added to his account.(iii) If the political party is bearing travel expenses of a Star Campaigner outside his constituency, the saidexpense shall be shown by the political party in the accounts submitted to the Commission within 75days of the completion of election.2. In this regard, you are hereby requested to inform all the District Election Officers as well as thepolitical parties in the state.Yours faithfully,Sd-(AVINASH KUMAR)UNDER SECRETARYCopy to : All National Parties for information180