By Admin 
The Election Commission of India has issued strict instructions to the enforcement agencies regarding the Bihar Assembly elections and by-elections to be held in eight assembly constituencies. The objective of the Commission is to prevent misuse of money power, freebies, drugs and alcohol in elections.
The Election Commission said that instructions have been issued to all concerned agencies including State Police Department, Income Tax Department, State Liquor Department, RBI, CGST, SGST, DRI, ED, NCB, RPF, CISF, SSB, BCAS, AAI, Postal Department, State Forest Department and State Cooperative Department to ensure compliance with the election rules.
Election Expenditure Observers will monitor the election expenses of the candidates. They will reach their respective constituencies and meet all the expenditure monitoring teams and do regular reporting of expenditure. The Commission has also directed to keep flying squads, surveillance teams and video surveillance teams on alert round the clock.
The Commission has activated the Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) to enable real-time reporting of seizures made during elections by enforcement agencies and flying squads. After the election notification, various agencies have so far seized cash, liquor, drugs and freebies worth Rs 33.97 crore.
What did the Election Commission say?
The Election Commission said that the general public should not face any kind of inconvenience or harassment during the enforcement action. At the same time, people can use C-Vigil App to report any violation.
Deputy Director Pawan said, “Our aim is to ensure clean and fair elections. All enforcement agencies are alert and will take immediate action on any irregularities during the elections.”
When are the assembly elections in Bihar?
The dates for Bihar Assembly elections have been announced. This time elections in the state will be held in two phases. The first phase of voting will be held on 6 November and the second phase of voting will be held on 11 November. Counting of votes and results will be announced on November 14. The nomination process for the candidates has also been decided. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is October 17, while the last date for filing nominations for the second phase has been fixed as October 20. The date for withdrawal of nominations has also been announced. For the first phase it is 20th October and for the second phase it is 23rd October.
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