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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

© Government of Haryana

No. 46–2020] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 (KARTIKA 26, 1942 SAKA)

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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-134109

Notification

The 5th November, 2020

No. SEC/3ME/2020/1642.— Whereas, as per Section 13E of the Act provides that Account of election

expenses and maximum thereof- 1) every candidate at an election shall, either himself or by his election agent, keep a

separate and correct account of the 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. 2) The account shall contain such particulars, as may be notified by the State Election Commission in

this behalf. 3) The total of the said expenditure shall not exceed such amount as may be notified by the State Election

Commission from time to time.

2.

Now in view of the present circumstances, it has become necessary to again revise the order of

expenditure limit. Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under clause (I) Article 243 ZA of the Constitution

of India, Sub Section (3) of section 13E of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, the Haryana Municipal Election

Expenditure (Maintenance and Submission of Accounts) order, 2017 and all other powers enabling in this behalf, the

State Election Commission, hereby revise the existing expenditure limit for the contesting candidates for Member of

Municipal Council and Municipal Committee as under:–

Sr. No.

Name of Post and Municipality

Existing Election

Expenditure Limit

Revised Election

Expenditure Limit

1.

Member, Municipal Council

3,00,000/–

3,30,000/–

2.

Member, Municipal Committee

2,00,000/–

2,25,000/–

3.

The State Election Commission, further directs that the accounts of expenditure to be incurred by the

contesting candidates in the Municipal Councils or Municipal Committees, as the case may be, shall be maintained

and submitted to the Deputy Commissioners within 30 days of the declaration of the result in the Performa prescribed

for the purpose and the Deputy Commissioners in turn shall send report to the Commission as per provision contained

in the Haryana Municipal Election Expenditure (Maintenance and submission of Accounts) order, 2017.

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4.

The State Election Commission further directs that if a candidate fails to submit accounts of

expenditure incurred by him for election to Municipal Councils or Municipal Committees, as the case may be, within

the prescribed time limit, the Commission by order published in Official Gazette shall declare him to be disqualified

and may such person be disqualified for a period of five years from the date of the order.

5.

Every contesting candidate shall either himself or by his authorised election agent will have to keep a

separate and correct account of all expenditure in connection with the election between the dates he has been

nominated and date of declaration of result both dates inclusive. The total expenditure shall not exceed the limit as

prescribed above.

6.

No particular party or any other association, body or individual shall put up any cut-outs, hoardings,

wall paintings, buntings, arches, gates, banners, flags, advertisements in newspapers etc. without the general or

special authority in writing of the candidates whose election is sought to be promoted or procured by such cut-outs,

hoardings etc., as expenditure on all such items shall be treated as the legitimate expenditure incurred by the

contesting candidate. No contesting candidate or any individual on his behalf shall put up any cut-outs, hoardings etc.

without prior permission of the concerned Government authority.

7.

Any violation by the contesting candidate or his authorised agent/individual to incur any expenditure in

excess of the limit mentioned above, will be viewed seriously by the State Election Commission and stringent action

shall be taken against him.

8.

This supersedes the earlier Notification No. SEC/3ME/2017/912, dated 18.05.2017 issued by the

Commission.

Panchkula :

DR. DALIP SINGH,

The 3rd November, 2020.

State Election Commissioner, Haryana.

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