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After the Election Commission announced the predetermination docket for Tamil Nadu, the District Election Officers (DEOs) connected Monday held meetings with representatives of recognised governmental parties successful Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari.
In Thoothukudi, Collector and DEO K. Elambahavath said the exemplary codification of behaviour (MCC) indispensable beryllium followed by governmental parties and candidates. Relief works and projects that began earlier the announcement of the canvass docket could continue. Relief works related to flood, drought and epidemics could besides beryllium carried out.
The constabulary should beryllium notified successful beforehand astir governmental meetings, and permission indispensable beryllium obtained to clasp them. Only those with support letters issued by the Election Commission could participate polling booths, and complaints related to predetermination should beryllium brought to the attraction of the Election Commission and designated officials. Outsiders who were not voters of the constituency indispensable permission the constituency aft the campaigning, helium further said.
Restrictions imposed connected Ministers regarding advertising were besides explained.
The DEO urged the governmental parties not to interfere with meetings oregon processions held by different parties.
District Revenue Officer M. Guruchandran, returning officers of six constituencies and different officials were present.
Kanniyakumari Collector and DEO R. Alagumeena met members of recognised governmental parties and told them that the exemplary codification of behaviour ensured that each parties participating successful the predetermination were treated arsenic and fixed opportunities. Transparent implementation of the codification of behaviour helped to heighten the assurance of the voters successful the process.
Wall posters, cut-outs, banners and different advertizing materials would not beryllium allowed connected authorities bureau premises and nationalist spaces. In agrarian areas, partition advertizing could beryllium done connected backstage structures lone aft obtaining support from the owners and assistance manager (village panchayat).
Political parties and candidates were prohibited from utilizing authorities vehicles during their rallies, and not much than 10 vehicles, including information vehicles, would beryllium allowed during processions.
If complaints were received astir organisation of money, liquor oregon different gifts to voters, the monitoring committee would sojourn the location, behaviour an enquiry and prehend the materials on with evidence, which would beryllium submitted to the returning officers. If necessary, a lawsuit would beryllium registered and details displayed connected the announcement committee of the returning serviceman for nationalist viewing.
All items seized by the flying squad teams and usurpation of the predetermination codification of behaviour would beryllium recorded successful the regular study and submitted to the Election Commission.
District Revenue Officer A. Poongothai, returning officers and different officials were present.
