Election Expenditure Observers review preparations for Assembly Elections in Anantnag

ANANTNAG, AUGUST 22: The Election Expenditure Observers for Anantnag District, Tamil Selvam S and Debjyoti Chakravarty Thursday chaired a meeting at Dak Bungalow Khanabal to review preparations for the ensuing Assembly Elections in all seven Assembly Constituencies of the District.

During the meeting, District Election Officer (DEO) Anantnag, Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Dr. G. V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, briefed the observers on the preparedness and overall profile of the seven assembly constituencies.

The observers were apprised of the status of Flying Squad Teams, Static Surveillance Teams, Media Certification and Monitoring Committees, Training, Model Code of Conduct adherence, Expenditure Monitoring, and the functioning of the Control Room. They were also briefed regarding the measures in place by police to ensure a clean and incident free election.

The Expenditure Observers in their addresses to the meeting stressed on ensuring a free and fair election process. They instructed the expenditure monitoring and other teams to remain vigilant regarding any illegal movement of contraband and transactions of any inducements.

They also stressed on keeping a close watch on social media and paid news, and also emphasised on sensitising political parties on expenditure related maintenance of records. They insisted that all monitoring teams must properly maintain the expenditure record of elections.

The meeting was attended by the Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Deputy District Election Officer (Dy-DEO), Returning Officers of all seven Assembly Constituencies, Nodal officers and other concerned officials.