Damoh, Under the Assembly Elections 2023, today, in the dignified presence of the observers of the Election Commission of India, training of the candidates of the four assemblies of the district was conducted in different meeting rooms of the Collectorate office, General Observer Dr. D. Sajith Babu and Observer Kamal Kant Saroch, Expenditure Observer Manish J. Given in the dignified presence of Ajudiya and observer Dinesh Hariram Mata. On this occasion, the observers of the Election Commission of India also resolved the questions and doubts raised by the candidates. Returning Officer Damoh R.L. during training. Bagri, Returning Officer Niket Chaurasia, Returning Officer Avinash Rawat and Returning Officer Rita Dehariya were specially present.
On this occasion P.P.T. While giving training through state level trainers Mukesh Dwivedi, Mr. Mukesh Gujre, Mohan Rai and Dilip Joshi, they said that the promotional period will be till 6 pm on 15th November 2023. Voting date will be on 17th November 2023 from 07 AM to 06 PM and counting of votes will be from 08 AM on 03 December 2023 at Polytechnic College Damoh and elections will end on 05 December 2023.

Will ensure compliance with the restrictive order issued by the District Magistrate

Section 144 CrPC, Defacement of Property Act 1994, M.P. was explained in the training. Adherence to the provisions of Noise Control Act 1985, Section 127-A of RP Act 1951, order regarding suspension of arms license, orders under Section 171B and 171 C of RPC 1860 should be ensured.
agents for candidates

Conditions have been imposed in the prescribed form no. 08 in the Election Agent, in which the person who is not a security person and who is not eligible to contest the elections for Parliament/Legislative Assembly, the application in the Election Expenditure Agent is only in the prescribed format, maintenance of expenditure account and statutory powers are not received. , polling agent in the prescribed format 10, 01 plus 02 per polling station, voter of the constituency or voter of the nearby center or assembly constituency, similarly, counting agent, in the prescribed format 18, equal to the number of counting tables and the person secured on the RO's table. No, not District/District/City Council/Municipality Chairman or Mayor, carry EPIC or any government identity card and the application should be confirmed 3 days in advance i.e. by 05 PM on 30th November 2023.

vehicle permits

There is no prescribed number of vehicle permissions during the election period, but permission for campaign vehicles is necessary. Expenditure on vehicle will be part of the election expenditure of the candidate. Four wheelers, three wheelers and two wheelers are defined as vehicles. Transportation of 04 plus 01 persons will be allowed in the vehicle. The original copy of the permit will have to be kept on the wind screen of the vehicle. Use of a permitted vehicle issued in the name of another candidate is prohibited. If the vehicle is not used for two days after the permission, then the permission can be canceled by applying to the RO. If the candidate uses his own vehicle, permission will have to be obtained and the cost of fuel and driver will be added. Transportation of illegal material in the vehicle is prohibited, all permitted vehicles will be subject to checking by SST and other authorities. All vehicle permissions will be canceled 48 hours before the end of voting. Only one flag and sticker of appropriate size will be allowed on the vehicle. If a loud speaker is used on the vehicle, then permission will also have to be obtained. If audio cassettes are played, the audio will require prior certification from MCMC.

A vehicle for recognized political officials

As mentioned in the training, such permission will be issued in the name of the officer. Its expenditure will be added to the party expenditure and if it is being used in the campaign of the candidate or he is a candidate himself then the expenditure incurred on the vehicle for that area will be added to the expenditure of the candidate. The permission for these vehicles will be issued by the District Election Officer on a different colored paper, a certified copy of which will have to be kept on the windscreen. The original will be kept with the driver and will be shown to the elected authorities on demand.

Permissions for rally, meeting, procession

For permissions for rallies, meetings and processions during the election period, applications should be submitted 48 hours before the event. Permissions will be given on first come first serve basis. Expenditure plan in the prescribed format will have to be submitted along with the application for permission. Carrying out campaign activities without general or special authorization of the candidate is punishable under IPC. These are crimes under section 171 of IPC. The expenditure on the event will be part of the election expenditure of the candidate. The conditions of the permit must be followed; firecrackers are not allowed during this period.

Public Relations Officer and Nodal Officer of MCMC Y.A. Qureshi gave information about the observers appointed by the Election Commission of India as General Observers, Expenditure Observers and Police Observers who have come to the district for the Assembly Elections 2023. He said that room number 71 has been allotted on the second floor of the Collectorate office. The time for the observers to meet the general public has been fixed from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Apart from this, for election related complaints, General Observer Dr. D. Sajith Babu (Mo. No. 6268543083) for assembly constituencies 54-Patharia and 55-Damoh and Kamal Kant Saroch (Mo. No. 6268543083) for 56-Jabera and 57-Hata. .- 9343312206) has been appointed. Similarly, for assembly constituencies 54-Patharia and 55-Damoh, expenditure observer Manish J. Dinesh Hariram Mate (Mob. No. 8305471490) has been appointed for Ajudiya (Mob. No. 6266372606) and 56-Jabera and 57-Hata. Police Observer Rajiv Swaroop (Mob. No. 9770025730) has been appointed for all four assemblies of the district. Observers can be contacted on the given mobile number.

MCMC Assistant Officer Professor Rashmi Jeta, while giving information for authentication of campaign material, said that the permission of the vehicle for election campaign will be given by the concerned Returning Officer, whereas the permission of the song or recorded speech used there will have to be taken from the MCMC office. Similarly, the campaign material will be given permission. Pre-certification of pamphlets, posters etc. is mandatory by MCMC. MCMC permission is mandatory for political advertising on social media like WhatsApp Telegram, Facebook, Portal etc. If approval is not taken, action can be taken under section 171H of IPC. The candidate can upload audio videos etc. from his authorized social media ID without prior authentication. It will be mandatory to follow the rules of Model Code of Conduct in all promotional material.

On this occasion, state level trainer Shri Dwivedi explained in detail on various points including advertisement certification, Section 127 A of RP Act 1951, temporary office of the candidate, booth of the candidate, property defacement (Property Defacement Act 1994), 48 hours SOP.