PANCHAYAT GENERAL ELECTIONS-2016 OFFICE ORDER REG.

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Haryana Government Gazette

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PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

STATE ELECTION COMMISSION HARYANA

NIRVACHAN SADAN, PLOT NO. 2, SECTOR 17, PANCHKULA

Order

The 12th February, 2019

SUBJECT:- PANCHAYAT GENERAL ELECTIONS-2016 OFFICE ORDER REG.

No. SEC/2E-II/2019/187.— The General Elections of Zila Parishad, Panipat were held in January, 2016 and the results of the elected candidates were declared on 28.01.2016.

2. As per provisions contained in the Haryana Panchyati Raj Election Expenditure (Maintenance and Submission of Accounts) Order, 1996, every candidate contesting election to the post of Member of Zila Parishad shall have to maintain day to day election expenditure account in accordance with the procedure laid down in paras 4, 5 and 6 of these orders and shall have to lodge his account of election expenses within 30 days from the date of declaration of result of the election in the prescribed format with the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer (Panchayat) or any other officer as specified by the Commission. The total of the expenditure shall not exceed such amount as may be notified by the State Election Commission from time to time.

3. Para 11 of these orders provides that if the State 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 State Election Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette, declare him to be disqualified and may such person shall be disqualified for a period of three years from the date of the order.

4. The Commission, vide its notification No. SEC/2E-II/2015/5782, dated 03.06.2015 prescribed the limit of expenditure of Rs. 2,00,000/- that may be incurred by the contesting candidate or his authorized agent in connection with election of Member Zila Parishad.

5. As reported by the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Panipat through his letter No. 2806/ Panchayat, dated 18.05.2016, sixty one contesting candidates of Zila Parishad, Panipat failed to submit their election expenditure statement within the prescribed time. 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 prescribed period. In the first instance, I had given an opportunity of personal hearing to thirteen candidates in my office chamber on 09.01.2019 in the interest of justice. Sh. Sat Narain, Assistant was present on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer (Panchayat), Panipat.

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6. Sh. Parveen S/o Patmal, Member Ward No. 11, Zila Parishad Panipat appeared in person before me and had submitted his submissions, the reasons for non-submission of election expenditure statement.

During the course of personal hearing, he had submitted his election expenditure statement. The expenditure statement submitted by him has been got examined and found to be within the expenditure limit prescribed by the Commission. I have gone through the submissions made by him and the facts available on the record. Taking a lenient view, I hereby accept his election expenditure statement and order to drop further proceedings against him.

7. Sh. Arvind kumar appeard on behalf of Sh. Rishi Pal S/o Ram Chander a contesting candidate from Ward No. 11, Zila Parishad, Panipat and had submitted that his father was unable to appear in person because of injury for the last several days. He requested for another date. Request allowed. The office is directed to summon the candidate concerned again alongwith other candidates on the subsequent date.

8. I further direct that a copy of this order be sent to the candidate concerned through Deputy Commissioner- cum-District Election Officer, Panipat.

9. I further direct that a copy of this order be hosted on website of the Commission www.secharyana.gov.in.

DR. DALIP SINGH, State Election Commissioner, Haryana.

Panchkula: The 9th January, 2019.

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