Baramulla, Apr 27: In a concerted effort to ensure transparency and fairness in the electoral process, Election Expenditure Observer (EO) for 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency, Sita Ram Meena today chaired a review meeting at Dak Bunglow here with the concerned teams responsible for regulating expenditure of the candidates and political parties contesting the Lok Sabha Elections.
The meeting was attended by the Returning Officer for 1-Baramulla PC, Minga Sherpa, nodal officers of Expenditure Monitoring Committees, Video Surveillance Teams (VSTs), Video Viewing Teams (VVTs), Model Code of Conduct, Accounting Teams, from all the 4 district which are part of 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency.
At the outset, the EO was given a detailed briefing by RO 1-Baramulla PC and representatives from all the districts falling under 1-Baramulla PC, regarding the formation of Expenditure Monitoring Teams, SSTs, VSTs, and VVTs and Accounting Teams, established to oversee the expenditures of candidates participating in the Elections and to enforce and inspect violations of the Model Code of Conduct as per the guidelines set forth by the Election Commission of India (ECI).