Election expenditure observer appointed

Vijayawada: The State Election Commission has appointed APSRTC Joint Managing Director M Siva Prasad as the election expenditure observer for NTR district for the local body elections scheduled to be held in the state during October, November and December. As part of the arrangements, Siva Prasad met NTR district collector Dr G Lakshmisha at the Collector’s camp office in here on Sunday and discussed the conduct of the local body elections.

In his role as expenditure observer, Siva Prasad will closely monitor candidates’ daily election expenditure registers and bank account transactions to ensure that they comply with the rules and expenditure limits prescribed by the State Election Commission. He will tour the district to assess expenditure on election rallies, public meetings, campaign vehicles and publicity material, including flex banners and posters, and cross-check these expenses against the accounts submitted by candidates.

He will submit regular reports to the State Election Commission through its designated email address, [email protected], on the progress of expenditure monitoring and details of candidates’ spending until the completion of the election process.

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering NTR and Krishna districts, with a primary focus on Vijayawada. He has 32 years of experience in journalism. His reporting spans a wide range of beats, including city and rural development, politics, irrigation, education, crime, and human-interest stories.

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