BHUBANESWAR: In order to keep
strict vigil on election expenditures of the candidates along with process of
the polls, 21 poll observers and expenditure observers appointed by the Election
Commission of India (ECI) reached here on Tuesday.
After arriving here, the
expenditure observers, deputy observers and assistant observers left for their
constituencies assigned by the ECI. They would keep eye on poll campaigns,
processions and meetings of the political parties to ensure that there is no violation
of model code of conducts before the election is over.
According to the ECI sources,
Expenditure Observers from the Central Government Services have been appointed
to keep a close watch on election expenditure of the candidates and to ensure
that no inducement is offered to electors during the entire election process
for exercise of their franchise.
As many as 51 observers were
appointed for the first phase of the polling on April 10, while 55 observers
were engaged for the second phase polling on April 17. The observers would
leave the State on April 19, official sources said.
The sources said that the names,
addresses within the district, constituency and telephone numbers of all
General as well as Expenditure Observers will be publicised in local newspapers
so that the general public can quickly approach them for any grievance redressal.
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