Final Cover Election Expenditure - Election Commission of India

submitted by this team to the General Observer/RO. The Accounting Team and the AssistantExpenditure Observer shall put the rates for expenditure, calculate total expenditure basedon the video evidences and make entry in the Shadow Observation Register for the candidateconcerned. The same will be compared with the candidate’s register when that is producedbefore the Expenditure Observer for verification. As explained earlier, any suppression oromission should be pointed out for corrective measures in writing by the R.O. immediatelywithin 24 hours.4.5.1. Police Observers:In expenditure sensitive constituencies, Police Observers not below the rank of Dy. I.G.level from outside the State may be deployed to inter-alia supervise the operation of FlyingSquads, and Static Surveillance teams, in the region comprising of a few districts. ThePolice Observers shall ensure that all the complaints are promptly acted upon by the FlyingSquad in a fair and impartial manner and the Static Surveillance teams work effectively. Heshall also ensure that the person from whom seizure is effected, is given properacknowledgment and also the details of authority, to whom he has to appeal. A copy of theDaily Activity Report by the Flying Squad and Static Surveillance Team will be forwardedto him on the same day. If he is not satisfied with the functioning, he will coordinate withthe Nodal Police Officer of the State and the CEO to have central police force in the teams.In case the problem is not sorted out, he shall report to the Commission immediately.4.5.2. The Police Observer shall report in the constituency on the date of notification and shallremain till the end of the poll. The Arrival and Departure Report along with the PoliceObserver Report-I and Police Observer Report-II will be sent to the Commission with a copyto the CEO. (Annexure 51and 52 )4.5.3. The Police Observers shall also coordinate with Expenditure Observers regardingexpenditure matters and with General Observers regarding MCC matters. He shall alsocoordinate with the officers of Investigation Directorate of Income Tax Department andofficers of State Excise Department.4.5.4. In case of any apprehension of law and order problem or large scale complaints aboutdistribution of cash or gifts or liquor, he shall keep the Commission informed about remedialmeasures taken by him.4.6.1 Flying Squads:This team shall start functioning from the date of announcement of election by the ElectionCommission till the completion of poll. In Expenditure Sensitive Constituencies, there maybe more than one such team, depending on the requirement. The Flying Squads will not begiven any other work during this period. The DEO and the SP of the district will ensure thatthe teams are constituted and trained before the notification of the election. The names andmobile numbers of the officers and the Magistrate as head of the Flying Squad are providedto the Complaint Monitoring Control Room and Call Centre, Police Observer, AssistantExpenditure Observer and Expenditure Observer. In Expenditure Sensitive Constituencies, a11