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മകരള ഗസറ് KERALA GAZETTE
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Tuesday, 09th December 2025
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No.
Vol. XIV
Part I(A)
Election
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മകരള സരകാര
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
2025
09th December 2025 KERALA GAZETTE 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Election (General) Department
NOTIFICATION
No. EL1/118/2025-ELEC. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 27th November 2025.
The Election Commission of India's Order No. 76/KL-PC/2024/CEMS-II dated 24th November, 2025 is hereby republished.
By order,
DR. RATHAN U. KELKAR, IAS,
Chief Electoral Officer & Secretary.
2 KERALA GAZETTE Part I(A) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA (Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001)
No. 76/KL-PC/2024/CEMS-II.
24th November, 2025
Dated
3rd Agrahayana 1947
(Saka).
ORDER
WHEREAS, the General Election to Lok Sabha of Kerala, 2024 for 10-Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency was held in pursuance of the Election Commission of India Notification No. O.N.92(E), dated 28th March, 2024; and
WHEREAS, as per Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, every contesting candidate at an election shall, within 30 days from the date of election of the returned candidate, lodge with the District Election Officer an account of his/her election expenses which shall be a true copy of the account kept by him/her or his/her election agent under Section 77 of the said act; and WHEREAS, the result of the election for 10-Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala, 2024 was declared by the Returning Officer on 4th June, 2024 and hence the last date for lodging the account of Election Expenses was 4th July, 2024; and
WHEREAS, as per the report dated 5-7-2024 of District Election Officer, Thrissur under sub-rule (1) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 received through the Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala vide its letter No. EL1/113/2024-ELEC; dated 31-7-2024 stating that Sh. M. S. Jafarghan, a contesting candidate from 10-Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency in General Election to Lok Sabha of Kerala, 2024, has failed to lodge the account of his election expenses, as required under law; and
WHEREAS, on basis of the said report of the District Election Officer, Thrissur a Show-Cause Notice No. 76/KL-PC/2024/CEMS-II, dated 29th August, 2024 was issued under sub rule (5) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 by the Election Commission of India to Sh. M. S. Jafarghan, for not lodging of the account of election expenses; and
WHEREAS, through the above said Show Cause Notice and under sub rule (6) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, Sh. M. S. Jafarghan was directed to submit representation in writing to the Commission explaining the reasons for not lodging the account and also to lodge the account of his election expenses with the District Election Officer, Thrissur Distrtict within 20 days from the date of receipt of the notice; and
WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Thrissur through Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala in his report No. EL1/113/2024-ELEC; dated 21-1-2025 has reported that the said Show Cause Notice was served to Sh. M. S. Jafarghan on 9-9-2024; and
WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Thrissur in his Supplementary Report dated 5-10-2024 and 26-9-2025 on account of the candidate, received through Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala letter
09th December 2025 KERALA GAZETTE 3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________No. EL1/113/2024-ELEC; dated 21-1-2025 and 8-10-2025 has reported that Sh. M. S. Jafarghan has not submitted any representation or statement of the account of election expenses. Further, after receipt of the said notice, Sh. M. S. Jafarghan has neither furnished any reason nor explanation to the Election Commission of India, for failure to lodge the account of his election expenses as prescribed under law; and
WHEREAS, the Section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 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.";
WHEREAS, on basis of the facts and available records, the Commission is satisfied that Sh. M. S. Jafarghan has failed to lodge his account of election expenses and has no good reason or justification for the failure to do so; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission of India hereby declares Sh. M. S. Jafarghan, resident of Munnakkaparambil House, Ponjanam P. O., Kattoor, Thrissur, Pin-680 702 and a contesting candidate from 10-Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala in General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2024, to be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of a State or Union Territory for a period of three years from the date of this order.
(Sd.)
(RAKESH KUMAR)
Secretary.
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