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भारत िनवाªचन आयोग
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esa vlQy jgk gS( rFkk
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ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण) 6 माच[ 2023
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
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ORDER
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001/Dated 08 February, 2023/19 Magha,
1944 (Saka)
No-76/BR-LA/2020/31/CEMS-III--WHEREAS, the General Election to the
Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2020 was announced by the Election Commission of
India vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/64/2020, dated 25 September, 2020. As per the
schedule, the date of counting of votes was 10 November, 2020.
AND, WHEREAS, as per Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act,
1951, every contesting candidate at an election has to, within 30 days from the date of
election of the returned candidate, lodge a true copy of the account of his election
expenses with the District Election Officer;
AND, WHEREAS, the result of the said election along with 31-Harlakhi
Assembly Constituency was declared by the concerned Returning Officer on 10th
November, 2020. Hence, the last date for lodging the account of Election Expenses was
10th December, 2020;
AND, WHEREAS, as per the report dated 18th December, 2020, vide letter no.
63 submitted by the District Election Officer, Madhubani, Bihar and forwarded by the
Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar vide their letter no. Expenditure-21/2020(Vol.-31)
Harlakhi-7806, dated 23 December, 2020, Sh. Santosh Kumar Jha a contesting
candidate of Bihar from 31-Harlakhi Assembly Constituency of Bihar, has failed to
lodge account of his election expenses, in the manner, as required under law;
AND, WHEREAS, on the basis of the reports of the District Election Officer,
Madhubani, Bihar and the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, a Show-Cause notice, dated
25th June, 2021 was issued under sub rule (5) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Election
Rules, 1961 by the Election Commission of India to Sh. Santosh Kumar Jha for not
lodging the account of Election Expenses;
AND, WHEREAS, As per the sub rule (6) of Rule 89 of the Conduct of Elections
Rules, 1961, through the above said Show-Cause Notice, dated 25th June, 2021,
Sh. Santosh Kumar Jha was directed to submit his representation in writing with
explaining the reasons for not lodging the account and to lodge account of election
expenses within 20 days from the date of receipt of the notice;
AND, WHEREAS, the said notice was received by the candidate’s mother Smt.
Jay Kali Devi on 14.09.2021, at the address given by candidate The acknowledgment
receipt has been submitted to the Commission by the District Election Officer,
Madhubani, vide its letter no.-924/District. Nirva, dated 02.11.2021;
AND, WHEREAS, the District Election Officer, Madhubani, in his supplementary
Report, vide its letter No.-1619/Nirva., dated 14.12.2022 has reported that
Sh. Santosh Kumar Jha has neither submitted any representation nor any statement
of account of election expenses till date. Further, after receipt of the due notice of the
Election Commission of India, he has furnished neither any reason nor explanation for
the said failure;
AND, WHEREAS, the Commission is satisfied that Sh. Santosh Kumar Jha has
failed to lodge the account of election expenses and has no good reason or justification
for the failure,
AND, WHEREAS, Section 10A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951
provides that:-
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ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण) 6 माच[ 2023
“ If the Election Commission is satisfied that a person.
i has failed to lodge an account of election expenses, within the time and in the
manner required by or under this Act, and
ii 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 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”;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 10A of the Representation of the
People Act, 1951, the Election Commission of India hereby declares Sh. Santosh
Kumar Jha resident of Vill-Harine, P.S-Harlakhi, Distt-Madhubani, Bihar, a
contesting candidate from 31-Harlakhi, Assembly Constituency of the State of Bihar in
the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2020 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.
By order,
Binod Kumar,
SECRETARY,
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA.
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