Haryana Government Gazette
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No. 18-2018] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018 (VAISAKHA 11, 1940 SAKA)
PART-I
Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government
STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, HARYANA NIRVACHAN SADAN, PLOT NO. 2, SECTOR-17, PANCHKULA
Order
The 17th April, 2018
No. SEC/3ME/2018/2781.— The General Election of Municipal Committee, Safidon was held on 22.05.2016 and the result of the elected candidates was declared on the same day.
2. Section 13E of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, provides that every candidate at an election shall, either himself or by his election agent, keep a separate and correct account of all expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by him or by his election agent from the date of filing of nomination papers to the date of declaration of the result thereof, both dates inclusive. The account shall contain such particulars, as may be notified by the State Election Commission in this behalf. The total of the said expenditure shall not exceed such amount as may be notified by the State Election Commission from time to time.
3. Section 13D of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 read with Section 10 A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 further provides that if the Election Commission is satisfied that a person –
(a) has failed to lodge an account of election expenses, within the time and in the manner required by or under this Act, and
(b) has no good reason or justification for the failure
the Election Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette, declare him to be disqualified and any such person shall be disqualified for a period of three years from the date of the order.
4. In pursuance of the above provisions, the State Election Commission, Haryana vide its Notification No. SEC/3ME/2015/619, dated 03.06.2015 in exercise of powers vested under clause (i) Article 243 ZA of the Constitution of India, Sub-section 3 of Section 13E of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 had prescribed the limit of expenditure of Rs. 75,000/- that may be incurred by the contesting candidate or his authorized agent in connection with election of Municipal Committee, Safidon and account of election expenses shall be filed/lodged with the Deputy Commissioner or any other officer prescribed by the Commission within 30 days from the date of declaration of the result of election.
PART I] HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., MAY 1, 2018 (VYSK. 11, 1940 SAKA) 11696. As reported by the Deputy Commissioner, Jind, the following candidates had contested the election of Municipal Committee, Safidon but failed to submit their election expenditure account within the prescribed time or thereafter :-
| Sr. No. | Name of Candidate | Ward No. |
| 1. | Niranjan | 1 |
| 2. | Balinder | 1 |
| 3. | Kamlesh Kumari | 2 |
| 4. | Geeta Devi | 2 |
| 5. | Ritu Rani | 2 |
| 6. | Seema Devi | 2 |
| 7. | Karambir | 3 |
| 8. | Deepak Kumar | 3 |
| 9. | Pushpa Rani | 3 |
| 10. | Sanjeev | 3 |
| 11. | Sunil Kumar | 3 |
| 12. | Kavita Devi | 4 |
| 13. | Dimple Rani | 4 |
| 14. | Manju | 4 |
| 15. | Satbir | 5 |
| 16. | Praveen Kumar | 6 |
| 17. | Sunil Kumar | 7 |
| 18. | Ashok Kumar | 10 |
| 19. | Vinod Kumar | 10 |
| 20. | Surender Vats | 10 |
| 21. | Kamal Bhaat | 11 |
| 22. | Mamta | 12 |
| 23. | Monika | 14 |
| 24. | Deepak | 16 |
| 25. | Ram Kumar | 16 |
| 26. | Satpal | 16 |
| 27. | Nootan Bala | 17 |
7. The Commission had served a show cause notice upon them to explain as to why they should not be disqualified on account of non submission of election expenditure account within the period. They neither submitted their election expenditure statement nor responded to the show cause notice. I, had given them personal hearing on 26.03.2018 in the PWD Rest House, Jind. Sh. Pankaj, Secretary of Municipal Committee, Safidon was appeared who has submitted a copy of letter No. MCS/239, dated 26.03.2018 in which it has been observed that notice of personal hearing has been delivered to all the concerned.
8. The above mentioned contesting candidates neither appeared before me nor filed any representation. Therefore, it can be concluded that they have nothing to say in the matter. The above noted candidates deserve to be disqualified. Hence I, Parmal Singh, Assistant State Election Commissioner, Haryana, in existing powers delegated vide Commission's order dated 01.12.2018 and further modified dated 28.02.2018 do hereby order that all the above 27 candidates be disqualified under Section 13D of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 read with Section 10A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 for being chosen as, and for being a member of Municipality for a period of three years from the date of this order.
9. The office is directed to send a copy of this order to the candidate concerned through Deputy Commissioner, Jind immediately.