cash dealingsShimla, Oct 14 (PTI) The election department of HimachalPradesh today directed bankers and postal officers to presentdaily reports on "suspicious" cash transactions exceedingRs 1 lakh in the run up to the state Assembly elections.
Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Vikas Sood, held a meetingwith bankers on monitoring of election expenditure.
He directed that daily reports on 'Unusual and SuspiciousRTGS transfers' exceeding Rs 1 Lakh by election candidates ortheir dependents, or any other suspicious transaction whichmay be used for bribing electors, must be provided to therespective district election officers in the state.
Suspicious transactions above Rs 10 lakh should also bereported to district Election Officer (DC) for monitoring. Thebanks should ensure cash vans of outsourced companies shallcarry necessary documents issued by the bank, he said.
Separate bank accounts have to be opened by candidatesexclusively for election expenditure, at least one day beforethe date on which they file nomination papers, Sood said.
The official said district election officers would issueinstructions to banks to open dedicated counters solely forelection purpose to facilitate prompt service to candidates.
Voting for the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh Assembly willtake place on November 9 and the results will be declared onDecember 18. PTI PCLSRY.
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