Lok Sabha elections 2019: Strictly impose norms on carrying, spending cash, officials told

Also, these candidates can’t make cash payments above ₹10,000 to a vendor and for payments of a higher amount, they will either have to issue cheques or make online payments.

Any candidate contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha election can spend a maximum of ₹70 lakh, while maintaining a record of all the expenditures.

Over 20 lakh voters will cast their votes on May 12 in Gurugram and nine other seats in Haryana in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls. (REUTERS)

Also, these candidates can’t make cash payments above ₹10,000 to a vendor and for payments of a higher amount, they will either have to issue cheques or make online payments. A candidate or his agent also can’t carry more than ₹50,000 cash while travelling, during the polls, said Amit Khatri, deputy commissioner and returning officer, during a training workshop for election officials from nine assembly constituencies that form the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat.

Over 20 lakh voters will cast their votes on May 12 in Gurugram and nine other seats in Haryana in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls.

According to a statement released by the administration, Khatri told officials that they will have to maintain a shadow expenditure register of every candidate, which shall be compared to check the actual spending. A candidate or his supporter is not allowed to carry more than ₹50,000 in cash and if election and other material are kept in the vehicle, its value should not be more than ₹10,000. However, a star campaigner is allowed to keep up to ₹1 lakh in cash.

Khatri also said that once the election notification is issued, strict checking and barricading would be carried out across the constituency to prevent any suspicious movement of cash or material.

Deputy commissioner of Nuh, Pankaj, asked officials to carefully check the movement of vehicles carrying liquor or cash through surveillance teams and flying squads.

Meanwhile, officials also said that 14 complaints regarding the violation of the model code of conduct have been received through the cVigil application launched by Election Commission of India. As per the norms fixed by the Election Commission, the flying squad has to resolve the complaints lodged through this application within 100 minutes.