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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

No. 52–2024]

CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2024 (PAUSA 3, 1946 SAKA)

PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, HARYANA

NIRVACHAN SADAN, PLOT NO. 2, SECTOR- 17, PANCHKULA – 134109

Notification

The 18th December, 2024

No. SEC/3ME/2024/1944.— Whereas section 13E of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 provides that every

candidate at an election shall, either himself or by his/her 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.

The limit for election expenditure in Municipal Bodies was last revised on 21.03.2022. Now therefore, keeping

in view inflation and other factors, it has become necessary to revise the order of expenditure limit. Therefore, in

exercise of the powers conferred under clause Article 243 ZA (I) of the Constitution of India, Section 13E (3) of the

Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, the Haryana Municipal Election Expenditure (Maintenance and Submission of

Accounts) order, 2020 and all other powers enabling in this behalf, I Dhanpat Singh, State Election Commissioner,

Haryana hereby revise the existing expenditure limit for the contesting candidates of Municipal Councils and

Municipal Committees as under:-

Sr. No.

Name of Post and Municipality

Existing Election Expenditure

Limit

Revised Election Expenditure

Limit

President, Municipal Council

16,00,000/-

20,00,000/-

Member, Municipal Council

3,50,000/-

4,50,000/-

President, Municipal Committee

10,50,000/-

12,50,000/-

Member, Municipal Committee

2,50,000/-

3,00,000/-

It is further directed 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

Commissioner concerned within 30 days from the date of declaration of the result in the Performa prescribed for the

purpose. The Deputy Commissioner or an officer authorized by the State Election Commission in turn shall send

report to the Commission as per provisions contained in the Haryana Municipal Election Expenditure (Maintenance

and submission of Accounts) order, 2020.

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

a separate and correct account of all expenditure in connection with the election between the dates he/she has filed

his/her nomination papers to the date of declaration of result, both dates inclusive. The total expenditure shall not

exceed the limit as prescribed above.

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. Provisions contained in The Prohibition of Defacement of

Public Property Act, 1984 shall be strictly complied with by all the contesting candidates/Parties, associations, body

or any individual supporting contesting candidates.

Any violation by a contesting candidate or his/her 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/her as per applicable rules i.e. 13E, 13F and 13H of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973

which are reproduced here as under:-

13E 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 all expenditure in connection with the

election incurred or authorised by him or by his election agent from the date of filling of nomination papers to

the date of declaration of 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.

13F. Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses.- If the State Election Commission is

satisfied that a person has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and manner, as

prescribed by the State Election Commission and has no reason or justification thereof, the State Election

Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette, declare him to be disqualified for contesting an

election for a period of five years from the date of the order under this Act.

13H. Lodging of account with the Deputy Commissioner.- Every contesting candidate or his election agent

shall, lodge account of election expenditure within thirty days from the date of declaration of election result

with the Deputy Commissioner or an officer authorized by the State Election Commission. The Deputy

Commissioner or such officer shall, send a list of those candidates who contested but fail lodge the account of

election expenditure or made expenditure beyond the limit prescribed by the State Election Commission

immediately after the completion of a period of thirty days from the declaration of election result. The State

Election Commission shall accordingly pass an order of their disqualification under section 13F.

Earlier Notification No. SEC/3ME/2022/549, dated 21.03.2022 issued in this respect is hereby superseded

with immediate effect.

Panchkula:

DHANPAT SINGH,

The 17th December, 2024.

State Election Commissioner, Haryana.

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