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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

© Government of Haryana

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/2018/2814.—

Subject :-

Disqualification of Sh. Bhim Singh, contesting candidate from Ward No. 13 of Municipal

Committee, Julana.

The General Election of Municipal Committee, Julana was held on 29.04.2012 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/2011/2813, dated 05.09.2011 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. 50,000/- that may be incurred by the contesting candidate or his authorized agent in connection

with election of Municipal Committee, Julana 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.

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5.

The State Election Commissioner, Haryana in exercise of powers contained under Section 3B of the Haryana

Municipal Act, 1973 authorized Assistant State Election Commissioner, State Election Commission, Haryana vide

Order No. SEC/1ME/2017/2017, dated 01.12.2017 and further modified vide Order No. SEC/1ME/2018/842, dated

28.02.2018 to decide the cases of disqualification of the candidates of the above said municipality, who failed to

lodge their account of election expenses.

6.

As reported by the Secretary, Municipal Committee, Julana, Sh. Bhim Singh, candidate had contested the

election from Ward No.13 of Municipal Committee, Julana but failed to submit his election expenditure account

within the prescribed time or thereafter. I, had given him personal hearing on 26.03.2018 in the PWD Rest House,

Jind. Sh. Sushil Kumar, Building Inspector of the Municipal Committee, Julana, represented the Deputy

Commissioner Jind. The above said candidate appeared for personal hearing and submitted the following:-

“He had contested election but had not submitted the election expenditure statement due to illiterate and

no expenses had been made in the election. He further stated that he had contested the election on the

basis of brotherhood and no canvassing material was printed and distributed.”

7.

On perusal of record of the case and after hearing of the candidate, I am satisfied that the above said candidate

has failed to lodge an account of election expenditure, within the time and in the manner required by or under this Act.

Moreover, above said candidate has submitted no good reason or justificiation for her failure to submit election

expenditure account. Hence, she deserves to be disqualified. I, Parmal Singh, Assistant State Election Commissioner,

Haryana, under Section 13D of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 read with Section 10A of the Representation of

People Act, 1951 hereby order that Sh. Bhim Singh is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of

Municipality for a period of three years from the date of this order.

8.

The office is directed to send a copy of this order to the candidate concerned through Deputy Commissioner,

Jind immediately.

Panchkula:

PARMAL SINGH,

The 17th April, 2018.

Assistant State Election Commissioner, Haryana.

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