Election Commission gave instructions to fix rates ranging from samosas to food plates and helicopters in elections

New Delhi: The countdown has started for the announcement of Lok Sabha elections, which can happen any time next week. At present, before the announcement of elections, the Commission has intensified preparations to keep a close watch on the expenses of the candidates in the elections. District election officers of all states have been asked to prepare a list of prices of items used by political parties and candidates during election campaign, ranging from samosas to food thalis and from helicopters to sound systems, tempos etc. Vehicles included. Rent is also included. The special thing is that after the instructions of the Election Commission, some districts have also fixed the rates of the items used in the election campaign.

According to the Commission, the rates of items used in election campaign should be decided only after consultation with political parties. Besides, the expenses of each candidate contesting the election should also be calculated using these rates. Like the rent of used vehicles should be added to the expenses of all the candidates at the same rate. This will bring transparency in election expenses. Meanwhile, the Commission suggested all the districts to include in this list the items used in elections at the local level. Along with this, the Commission has also instructed the inspectors posted in the districts to provide this list.

If you fly a drone, you will get Rs 16 thousand and if you fly a helicopter, you will get Rs 2.30 lakh: Following the instructions of the Election Commission, the District Election Officer of Gautam Buddha Nagar adjacent to Delhi has released a list of about 280 items used in the elections. , In this, if a candidate uses helicopter and drone, then election expenses of Rs 2.30 lakh and Rs 16 thousand respectively will be added to his expenses. The cost of a plate of food is Rs 100 and the cost of a samosa is Rs 10.