GOVERNMENTOF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

MUNICIPALADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (Elec.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.127 M.A.,                                         Dated24-02-2000

ORDER:-        

                       The appended notification will be published in the Extra-ordinary issue of theAndhra Pradesh Gazette dated 25-02-2000.

(BYORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH).

                                                N.S.HARIHARAN,

                                                     PRINCIPALSECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

The Director of Printing, Stationery, andStores Purchase, Hyderabad.

The Secretary, State Election Commission,Hyderabad.

The Commissioner and Director of MunicipalAdministration,  Hyderabad.

SF/SC.,

//FORWARDEDBY ORDER//

                                                                          SECTION OFFICER.

NOTIFICATION

                        In exercise of the powers conferred by  clause(b) of sub-section (2) of  section 326 of theAndhra pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Act 6 of 1965)  the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following amendment to theAndhra Pradesh Municipal Councils/Nagar panchayats  (Conductof Election ) rules, 1965, issued in G.O.Ms.No.938, M.A., dated the 28th July, 1965 asamended from time to time.

 AMENDMENT

                       In the said rules,after rule  65, thefollowing shall be added namely:-

                        “65 Maximum election expenses:- (1) No. expenses, exceeding such amount, asmay be specified by the State Election Commission, by notification, from time to time,shall be incurred or authorised to be incurred by a contesting candidate of his electionagent, if any or on account of or in connection with the conduct and management of anelection to the office of  Member of a ward.

                        (2) Every candidate at  and electionshall, either by himself or by his election agent, keep a separate and correct day to dayaccount of all expenditures in connection with the election, incurred or authorised to beincurred by him, or by is election agent between the date on which he has been nominatedand the date of declaration of the result thereof  bothdates inclusive.

                       (3) It shall be competent for the State Election Commission to issue suchinstructions, as they may deem necessary, for the purposes of carrying out the provisionsof sub-rules(1) and (2) “ thereof.

                                                       N.S.HARIHARAN,

                                          PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

                                                                                 SECTION OFFICER.