EC to set deposit at Tk 0.1m, expenditure at Tk 3.0m in mayoral polls
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Security deposit for candidates of the upcoming city corporation mayoral election will be Taka 0.1 million (1.0 lakh) instead of the existing Taka 10,000 to check dummy contenders, reports BSS.
Besides, the Election Commission (EC) is going to fix maximum Taka 3.0 million (30 lakh) as election expenditure for the mayoral candidates for over 20 lakh voters, Election Commissioner Brig (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain told journalists at the EC in the city Monday.
"The commission is going to add this rule to the existing city corporation poll conducting regulations through bringing amendment," he said.
The election commissioner said the candidates would not be allowed to stage any public meeting as part of the election campaign but they can hold street meetings.
"Moreover, the candidates cannot distribute voter slips by visiting the voters door to door. However, the councilor candidates can do it," he said.
The EC will organise four meetings to introduce the candidates to voters in the respective cities, and at the meetings all mayoral contestants will get equal chance to present themselves.
The EC will also arrange television debates for the candidates, but no contenders would be allowed to buy scroll or slot of private channels for election campaign.
As per the new rules, the election commissioner said, the mayoral candidates would be allowed to set up one election camp or office at each thana and the councillors at each ward in the city.
"The security deposit will be confiscated, if a candidate gets less than eight per cent of total votes," he said.
The election commissioner also said they have a plan to complete all local government elections, including that of union parishads, by 2010.
Besides, the Election Commission (EC) is going to fix maximum Taka 3.0 million (30 lakh) as election expenditure for the mayoral candidates for over 20 lakh voters, Election Commissioner Brig (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain told journalists at the EC in the city Monday.
"The commission is going to add this rule to the existing city corporation poll conducting regulations through bringing amendment," he said.
The election commissioner said the candidates would not be allowed to stage any public meeting as part of the election campaign but they can hold street meetings.
"Moreover, the candidates cannot distribute voter slips by visiting the voters door to door. However, the councilor candidates can do it," he said.
The EC will organise four meetings to introduce the candidates to voters in the respective cities, and at the meetings all mayoral contestants will get equal chance to present themselves.
The EC will also arrange television debates for the candidates, but no contenders would be allowed to buy scroll or slot of private channels for election campaign.
As per the new rules, the election commissioner said, the mayoral candidates would be allowed to set up one election camp or office at each thana and the councillors at each ward in the city.
"The security deposit will be confiscated, if a candidate gets less than eight per cent of total votes," he said.
The election commissioner also said they have a plan to complete all local government elections, including that of union parishads, by 2010.