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Candidates told to adhere to expenditure limits
In Short
Mayoral candidates can spend up to Rs 25 lakh, municipal corporation ward member candidates up to Rs 10 lakh, municipal chairperson candidates up to Rs 20 lakh and municipality ward member candidates up to Rs 7.50 lakh.
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C.M. Sai Kanth Varma
Guntur: District collector and district election officer CM Sai Kanth Varma said that the State Election Commission has prescribed expenditure limits for candidates contesting urban local body elections. Mayoral candidates can spend up to Rs 25 lakh, municipal corporation ward member candidates up to Rs 10 lakh, municipal chairperson candidates up to Rs 20 lakh and municipality ward member candidates up to Rs 7.50 lakh.
He said candidates must strictly adhere to the prescribed expenditure limits.
He reviewed election arrangements with the concerned nodal officers at the Collectorate here on Friday and directed officials to ensure strict implementation of the Model Code of Conduct. He made it clear that violations of the election code would not be tolerated.
He instructed expenditure monitoring committees, static surveillance teams, video viewing teams and Model Code of Conduct teams to conduct inspections round the clock.
He directed the concerned nodal officers to submit reports regularly and ensure effective monitoring of election-related activities.
GMC commissioner K Mayur Ashok, joint collector Ashutosh Srivastava, district revenue officer NSK Khajavali, Guntur RDO K Srinivasa Rao, ZP CEO V Jyothi Basu, District Panchayat Officer BV Naga Sai Kumar, were present.
