Haryana Government Gazette
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No. 9-2021] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021 (PHALGUNA 11, 1942 SAKA)
PART-I
Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government
STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, HARYANA Nirvachan Sadan, Plot No. 2 Sector- 17, Panchkula, Haryana – 134109
Order
The 23rd February, 2021
No. SEC/3ME/2021/600.— Whereas, Ms. Priya D/o Sh. Anil Kumar, contested election from ward No.12 of Municipal Corporation, Yamuna Nagar for membership, held on 16.12.2018 was disqualified by the Commission vide its order No.SEC/3ME/2021/219, dated 08.01.2021 due to non submission of election expenditure statement within the prescribed time limt.
2. Whereas, Ms. Priya D/o Sh. Anil Kumar has filed an appeal against the above referred order. She has pleaded that she was given an opportunity of personal hearing on dated 07.12.2020 in the office of Assistant State Election Commissioner, Haryana, Nirvachan Sadan, Plot No. 2, Sector-17, Panchkula and she was not able to appear for personal hearing due to Home Quarantine from 05.12.2020 to 19.12.2020. On asking the reasons for not filing her election expenditure statement within the prescribed time, She further stated that she could not submitted her election expenditure statement within the prescribed time as she was suffering from illness and getting treatment from Dr. D. C. Mittal, Yamuna Nagar from 02.01.2019 to 30.01.2019 and also not aware the procedure of filing the election expenditure statement and further requested to withdraw disqualification order referred above.
3. Whereas, section 8F in the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 provides as under:-
"8F. Removal or reduction of period of disqualification - The State Election Commission may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, remove or reduce the period of disqualification under Section 8E." 4. I have examined the election expenditure statement filed by Ms. Priya who incurred an election expenditure amounting to Rs.85450/-, which is within the prescribed expenditure limit as prescribed by the State Election Commission, Haryana vide its order No.SEC/3ME/2018/5582, dated 14.11.2018. I am also satisfied with the reasons for filing her election expenditure statement beyond the prescribed time limit. Hence, In view of above, appeal of Ms. Priya D/o Sh. Anil Kumar is accepted and order to remove her disqualification issued vide order No. SEC/3ME/ 2021/219, dated 08.01.2021.
Panchkula: The 17th February, 2021.
DR. DALIP SINGH, State Election Commissioner, Haryana.
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