Final Cover Election Expenditure - Election Commission of India

5.7.1. Monitoring of printing of pamphlets, posters etc.The District Election Officers shall, within three days of the announcement of elections bythe Commission, write to all the printing presses in their districts, pointing out therequirements of Section 127-A of RP Act 1951, and informing them that any violationwould invite stern action including the revocation of the license of the printing press underthe relevant laws of the State. They should be specially instructed to indicate clearly in theprint line the names and the addresses of printer and publisher of any election pamphlets,posters, and such other material printed by them. Copy of the printed material and thedeclaration of the publisher as required under section 127A(2) of R P Act 1951 is to be sentby the printer to the DEO and if it is printed in State Capital, then to the CEO within 3 daysof such printing. Detailed instructions on the subject are contained in the Commission’sletter no. 3/9/(ES008)/94-JS-II dated 2 nd September 1994 (Annexure-18).5.7.2. If the posters, banners, flags, stickers, etc., with photo or appeal of the leaders ( StarCampaigner within the meaning of section 77 of the R.P.Act, 1951) without any referenceto any particular candidate are used during the elections, the expenditure shall be booked tothe account of the political party. If however, the leader happens to be a candidate in anyconstituency, then the proportionate expenditure on such items, actually used in hisconstituency, shall be accounted for in his election expenses. (Commission’s letterNO.76/Instructions/2012/EEPS dated 20th January, 2012, at Annexure 58)5.7.3. As soon as the DEO receives any election pamphlets or posters, etc., from a printing press,he shall examine whether the publisher and the printer have complied with the requirementsof law and directions of the Commission. He shall also cause one copy exhibited on hisnotice board so that all political parties, candidates and other interested persons may be ableto check whether the requirements of law have been complied with.5.7.4. In all such cases where there is violation of the provisions of Section 127-A of R P Act1951, complaint should be filed by the DEO against the offenders in the competent court.These cases should be given wide publicity and pursued vigorously in the courts concerned.Copies of the printed materials along with the statements showing cost of printing should begiven to the accounting teams for inclusion in the Shadow Observation register.5.8.1. Monitoring of use of vehicles during electioneering:Each candidate shall submit before the R.O., details of all vehicles proposed to be used byhim for his election campaign. The R.O. will issue permits for use on the same day. Thevehicle permit obtained from the concerned RO is to be displayed on the front screen of thevehicle. Two-wheelers (Motorbikes, Scooters, Mopeds), Cycle Rickshaw, etc, are alsovehicles for the purposes of these instructions and the permit in such cases is to be shown ondemand. These details should be given to the accounting teams for inclusion in the ShadowObservation Register.5.8.2. If a vehicle is found being used for campaigning without written permission of the RO, itshall be considered unauthorized campaigning for the candidate and will attract penalprovisions of Section 171H of the Indian Penal Code. It shall therefore be immediately28