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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A meeting of officials regarding Lok Sabha elections was held in Cyber City Gurugram adjacent to Delhi. In the meeting, it has been decided to deposit security in Lok Sabha elections through cash or treasury and to allow four people to accompany the candidate filing nomination.
District Election Officer and DC of Gurugram Nishant Kumar Yadav said that it will be mandatory for the candidates to follow the guidelines of the Election Commission of India for the upcoming Lok Sabha general elections.
The District Election Officer said that the security deposit for the Lok Sabha general elections will be Rs 25 thousand. For candidates on seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, this amount will be Rs 12,500. The security deposit to be made by the candidate will be acceptable through cash or treasury only. This amount will not be accepted through check or demand draft.
Will be allowed to bring four people
Giving detailed information on the nomination process, DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said that after the announcement of the general elections, the information about the last date of filing nomination papers, place, time, scrutiny of nomination papers, date of withdrawal of letters etc. will be made public and notices will be published in government offices. Will also paste it. Besides, information should also be given as to which AROs will accept the nomination papers in place of RO.
Along with this, Returning Officer and DC of Gurugram Nishant Kumar Yadav said that during the nomination process, candidates will be allowed to bring a maximum of 4 people with them to the office of Returning Officer (RO), Assistant Returning Officer (ARO). Also, maximum 3 vehicles will be allowed within the radius of 100 meters of RO and ARO office.
Nomination will have to be filed in person
Giving information about this, DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said that the entire process of filling nomination should be videographed and all the documents should be kept safely. A candidate can file maximum 4 nomination papers and contest from 2 Lok Sabha seats.
The nomination form can be filed on behalf of the candidate or his proposer. The nomination form cannot be sent by post, but will have to be submitted personally in the office of RO/ARO.
Criminal record will have to be made public
Returning Officer and Gurugram DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said that the candidate will also have to make public the details of his criminal records, if any. Apart from this, the candidate will have to give complete information about his criminal case along with an affidavit in Form 26 and he will also inform the political party in this regard. The political party will have to post information about such criminal cases on the official website of its party. Not only this, after filing the nomination, the candidate and the political party will also have to make public the information about the criminal case at least three times in newspapers and TV channels.
Be sure to exercise your right to vote
District Election Officer and DC of Gurugram Nishant Kumar Yadav while appealing to the voters of the district said that every eligible voter must exercise his franchise. The festival of elections is the pride of the country. The Election Commission and election officials are only mediums in this festival of democracy, the real link is the voters. This festival is incomplete without exercising one’s right to vote.
