Final Cover Election Expenditure - Election Commission of India

inspection. The ATC shall also make the record available for inspection byExpenditure Observer whenever required.(viii) At airstrips and helipads, which are not used for commercial purpose, application willhave to be made either by the candidate or by the political party to the DEO concerned,at least 24 hours before landing, mentioning the details of travel plan, place of landingin the district and names of passengers in the aircrafts/helicopters so that DEO canmake adequate arrangements for security and law and order issues. On receipt of suchapplication, the DEO shall issue permission on the same day on priority basis.(ix). Every candidate shall also inform the Returning Officer concerned in writing within 3days after the landing of the aircraft/helicopter, about the hiring charges paid/payableto the company owning/leasing the aircraft/helicopter, and name of the political party,if the party has borne the expense for the hiring.(x). Political parties shall submit to the Election Commission/ CEO of the State concernedwithin 75 days of completion of Assembly election or 90 days of completion of LokSabha election, as the case may be, a consolidated statement including number ofaircrafts used and sorties made during election in the State for election campaign,name of company which hired/provided the aircraft, flight period, and the moneypaid/payable to the company leasing/providing the aircraft, including copy of thevouchers. These instructions are contained in the Commission’s letter no.76/Instructions/2012/EEPS dated 5 th February, 2012 at Annexure 61)4.9.1 Nodal Officer at Police Headquarters: One officer of the level of Inspector General at thePolice Head Quarters of the state as selected by the Commission shall be notified as theNodal Officer for coordination with all flying squads, SSTs, all law enforcement agenciesand with the Commission. The CEO will send a panel of three names of IG rank, who havenot been admonished by ECI earlier. His office telephone/fax number and mobile numberwill be intimated to the Election Commission Expenditure Observer, InvestigationDirectorate, Excise Department and other law enforcement agencies during election.4.9.2 He shall compile the seizure reports by the Flying Squds and SSTs of the district sent bythe SP and he shall send Daily Activity Report as per Annexure-8 & 9 by fax to theExpenditure Monitoring Cell of Commission every day, with copy to CEO.4.10. Accounting Teams:4.10.1. The accounting teams shall work under the guidance of the Assistant Expenditure Observerin maintaining the `Shadow Observation Register` and` Folder of Evidence` for eachcandidate of the Assembly Constituency / Segment. They will enter the items of expenditure,as reported to them and put the notified rates against each item and calculate the totalexpenditure on the items for each candidate. The format of `Shadow Observation Register`is given at Annexure-11.4.10.2. There are cases when election campaign material is used after filing of nomination, though itmight have been paid for before the nomination is filed. The RO should ensure that the18