Out of total 425 candidates who were in the fray for Raipur Municipal Corporation elections, 137 candidates are yet to file their election related expense details. Only 288 candidates have so far submitted the details. The last date for submission of details is January 23 till 5.30 pm.
Dy DEO further said that first time the election expense limit was fixed for the corporators in which under Raipur Municipal Corporation, the limit was Rs 5 lakh.
Based on it, each candidate has to submit the original register where daily entry of expenses is recorded and it has to be submitted with an affidavit. Generally, the expenses are counted on public meeting, rally, procession, rent details of audio-system used, stage, barricades, expenses of banner-flex made by cloth, handbills, mobile, phone, SMS, audio-CD, vehicles used for election purposes, driver’s wages and expenses, furniture and others.
