Election rallies not allowed on the premises of educational institutions: DC

Dharamshala, March 21  Given the Lok Sabha elections 2024, permission will not be given to hold election rallies on the premises of government educational institutions. District Election Officer DC Kangra Hemraj Bairwa told UNI on Thursday.
Bairwa said apart from the premises of educational institutions, it is necessary to take permission for election rallies at other places as well so that appropriate steps can be taken to maintain law and order .
He said provision has also been made for videography of election rallies so that the expenditure on the election rally can also be estimated. He said that the rates of tents, chairs, sound equipment, etc. have also been fixed for the rallies, based on which political parties and candidates will have to show
the expenditure of rallies.
He said that the expenditure limit for the candidate for the Lok Sabha elections has been fixed at Rs 95 lakh, more than this cannot be spent. In this regard, an Expenditure Monitoring Committee has been constituted to monitor the expenditure. Along with this, observers will also be appointed by the
Election Commission so that free and fair elections can be conducted.
He said there is a complete ban on wall writings, posters, banners, and other promotional material of political parties at public places, Railway stations, post offices, Airports, bridges, government buses, government buildings, electricity and telecommunication department pillars, buildings of urban bodies.
He said names can be included in the voter list up to ten days before the nomination. For this, a voter awareness campaign has also been started across the district so that a maximum number of eligible voters can be included in the voter list.