*Election officer Orders Strict Surveillance and Document Checks Ahead of Ponda Bye-Election*
Ponda: Ms. Egna Cleetus, IAS, Collector & District Election Officer, South Goa, in the presence of Ms. Pooja Parth, IAS, General Observer and Ms. Sharayu H. Aadhe, IRS, Expenditure Observer, convened a joint meeting of the Election Expenditure Monitoring Team along with representatives of various enforcement agencies.
The SP South, officers from the Income Tax Department, DYSP, SDPO-Ponda, officials from the Transport, Customs and Excise Departments, representatives of Lead Bank and SBI, bank managers of Ponda taluka, the Station Fire Officer, and DCF Ponda attended the meeting.
The Observers reviewed the functioning of the Static Surveillance Teams (SST) and Flying Squad Teams (FST). Further, Observer also mentioned that necessary directions be issued to the general public carrying cash or valuable items to keep relevant supporting documents, in order to ensure effective enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Directions were issued to all concerned agencies to closely monitor adherence to the prescribed limits of election expenditure by candidates from time to time. Emphasis was laid on maintaining transparency in the electoral process by promptly reporting any suspicious or illegal transactions, to ensure the smooth conduct of the Bye-Election to the 21 Ponda Assembly Constituency, scheduled to be held on 09 April 2026
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