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General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 CHENNAI DISTRICT Election Expenditure Monitoring 1 Election Expenditure Monitoring Presentation by Vikram Kapur , IAS, District Election Officer & Principal Secretary/ Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai Introduction Three Parliamentary Constituencies in Chennai district Name of the PC Total no of booths Male Voters Female Voters Total no of Voters (incl Others) 2. Chennai North PC 1308 707702 714429 14,22,395 3. Chennai South PC 1611 901212 894253 19,75,778 4.Chennai Central PC 1153 665284 662505 13,28,042 3 4 PC No 2 – Chennai North 4 – Chennai Central Name of the assembly segment 11.Dr R K Nagar 12.Perambur 13.Kolathur 15.Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar 17.Royapuram 14.Villivakkam 16.Egmore 18.Harbour 19.Chepauk Thiruvellikeni 20.Thousand Lights 3 – Chennai South 21.Anna Nagar 22.Virugambakkam 23.Saidapet 24.Thiyagaraya Nagar 25.Mylapore 26.Velacherry Total Booths Total Electors 214 246 216 234415 268793 253008 202 164 213 163 172 216468 186930 237602 187190 181730 185 218194 206 223 243 233 232691 270634 267427 263785 190 219 248 3337 230534 249132 277845 3776378 5 Expenditure Monitoring machinery DEO 3 ADEOs (Headquarters) North Parliamentary Constituency South Parliamentary Constituency Central Parliamentary Constituency RO RO RO 6 AROs 6 AROs 6 AROs 6 Addnl AROs 6 Addnl AROs 6 Addnl AROs Election Expenditure Monitoring Team 5*3=15 FST ** 5*3=15 FST ** 5*3=15 SST 5 VST 5*3=15 SST ** 1 AC is under Thiruvallur DEO 5 VST ** 1 AC is under Kancheepuram DEO 6*3=18 FST 6*3=18 SST 6 VST All Field Level 6 Election Expenditure Monitoring Team (Head Quarters) DEO Additional DEO (Incharge of Expenditure Monitoring) Nodal Officer Election Expenditure monitoring Cell Expenditure monitoring control room 24x7 Call Centre 7 Election Expenditure Machinery in each PC RO/ARO FST Video Surveillance Team SST Video Viewing Team Accounting Team Sent reports if any seizures Assistant Expenditure Observers Expenditure Observers 8 • Chennai District is one of the expenditure sensitive districts in the state of Tamil Nadu • The details of electoral offences in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2011 (Click To View) • An analysis of the Vulnerable Voter booths in Chennai District as per various indices showed that Chennai District has 255 vulnerable booths : 2 - Chennai North Parliamentary Constituency ( excluding Thiruvottiyur assembly segment) 3 - Chennai South (excluding Sholinganallur assembly segment) 4 - Chennai Central Total 84 88 83 255 9 MISTAKE OF FACT UNDETECTED QUASHED ACQUITTED CLOSED ACTION DROPPED UNDER INVESTIGN PENDING TRIAL CONVICTED Reported Details of electoral offences in assembly election 2011 During the year 2011 Assembly election, 882 cases were registered for model code of conduct violation , 64 cases were registered for money & material distribution, 91 cases were registered for criminal intimidation and other election related offences. The number of cases and also its present stages are furnished below: (Previous Slide) MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT 882 234 185 0 349 17 74 2 21 0 7 1 16 0 1 5 MONEY/MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION 64 14 20 CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION AND OTHER ELECTION RELATED CASES 91 23 32 0 11 11 12 1 0 1 271 237 0 367 29 102 3 22 6 TOTAL 1037 10 Special initiative • Owing to the “expenditure sensitive” status of the district, a special initiative was taken to track all the election expenditure monitoring teams functioning in the three parliamentary constituencies of Chennai District. • 48 vehicles for these EEM teams were on field at any point of time and to put them to optimum use ,it was decided to track the vehicle with a vehicle tracking system • Vehicle tracking was done with GPS system • Real time monitoring was made by integrating it with the Complaint Cell in the District Election Office 11 Vehicle Tracking System • An electronic device is installed in a vehicle to enable to track the vehicle's location. • Uses Global Positioning System (GPS) modules for accurate location of the vehicle. • Combines a communication component such as cellular or satellite transmitters to communicate the vehicle’s location to remote user. • Vehicle information can be viewed on electronic maps via Internet or specialized software. 12 Salient Features the Vehicle Tracking System • • • • • • • Live Tracking Speed Tracking Fuel Monitoring Ignition ON/OFF Alert Over Speed Alert Location Alert Vehicle Idle Alert 13 Green – Moving Vehicle Red – Ignition on but not moving Orange – Ignition Off • • Real Time Monitoring : Yellow – Moving, Red – Switched off Using Vehicle Tracking System it was possible to monitor whether the flying squad and static surveillance team traveled in the designated route and locations. The routes through which the vehicles traveled were monitored CUSTOMISATION • The system was customised to obtain Parliamentary Constituency wise movement of vehicles and also even Assembly Constituency wise movement of vehicles • By this system if the vehicle was found wandering beyond its designated PC or AC it was tracked and enquired for violation • Other reports like fuel consumption and the route traveled by the vehicle were taken for every individual vehicle and closely monitored BENEFITS TO ELECTION EXPENITURE MONITORING • Live tracking of all EEM Vehicles ensured better compliance from EEM teams • Helped Chennai district election office to ensure better compliance and efficient complaint monitoring on all election related offences Cost involved in use of vehicle tracking system • VTS was installed in 48 vehicles of the flying squad ,static surveillance team and video surveillance team • The cost involved was Rs. 1,43,838 • The expenditure was borne from the Chennai Corporation funds 18 Potential of Vehicle Tracking System in Elections • EVM transit can be monitored • For better monitoring of zonal parties and police teams 19 Integrated Monitoring of EEM Teams by the Expenditure Cell at the DEO office Ack SMS sent to the complainant Public Complaints ATR SMS sent to the complainant Complaints received at toll free number 1800-4257012 District Election Office,Chennai 1913 (Complaint monitoring in Corporation of Chennai. Chennai - 3. ) Nearest Vehicle Tracked in VTS Entry Made in the corporat ion of Chennai Election Portal Msg Informed to the nearest FST Complaints received thro’ ceo.tn mail Action taken by FST/SST *ECI toll free no- 1950 Complaints * App developed by CEO,TN Entry made in complaint register PC Toll Free No COC MIS 1913 1 9 5 0 Mai l App Dev by CEO Action Taken North 10 5 2 8 5 53 South 37 23 8 6 2 42 Central 25 28 3 1 5 40 Monitored by DEO/RO/ARO Review By DEO • Complaints from all sources were entered and compiled in the Corporation of Chennai election portal. • The number of complaints registered and its pendency status were continuously intimated to the concerned RO and AROs by short messaging service (sms) automatically generated from the COC election portal. • The status of all electoral offences was closely monitored by the DEO through this integrated COC election portal. . 22 All complaints are entered in COC election portal DEO & Observer inspecting the complaint register and COC election portal 23 Liquor Monitoring Nodal Officer for Liquor Monitoring Report sent to Expenditure Monitoring cell in DEO office Asst Commissioner Excise Every morning verifies whether there is greater than 30% sale (in comparison to previous year) from any particular TASMAC shop Verify for any election related liquor distribution Intimate the concerned FST/SST This list is mailed to DEO Segregated and intimated to concerned RO and ARO 24 Media Monitoring 24/7 all important channels are watched 24/7 Recording of all the news Any suspected paid news is listed out Informed to MCMC team of concerned Parliamentary Constituency Inquiry done by concerned RO If proved reported to Accounts team for lodging the expenditure in the A/C of the Candidate 25 News Paper Monitoring Paper Cutting Paid News Xerox copies of paper cutting sent thro’ mail to ARO and RO for verification If certified paid news Final decision taken by DEO and Election Observer in case of any dispute Expenditure lodging in candidate expenditure A/C 26 DEO & Observer inspecting the media cell 27 Other Targeted Efforts • Expenditure sensitive pockets were identified by the Returning Officers for targeted monitoring NO Parliamentary Constituency No of sensitive pockets 2 Chennai North 15 3 Chennai South 15 4 Chennai Central 60 Total 90 28 Special zonal parties • Maximum cash and articles distribution happens in the last 2-3 days • Hence special zonal parties were deployed on these days for expenditure monitoring • Bank employees who were enlisted for duty as micro observers were formed as special zonal parties • They were deputed for expenditure monitoring in sensitive pockets, from 20-04-2014 to 22-04-2014 • Special zonal parties were provided with vehicles and assisted by paramilitary force 29 Seizure made during General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 S. No Cash / Article seized Name of Parliamentary Constituency Amount in Rs. Gold (gm) / Others 1.) 479.6 gms of Gold 2.) 13 No. of liquor bottles worth Rs.1,10,000/3.) 1 bundle gutka 55.5 grams worth Rs.52,400/4) Eatable and grocery worth Rs.80,000/5.) 5 number of polyster sarees worth Rs.1000/- 1 North Parliamentary constituency 73,80,400 2 South Parliamentary constituency 2,14,000 1.) 13 Nos of liquor bottles 2.) 21589.65 gms of Gold Central Parliamentary Constituency 44,17,400 1.) 1439.00gms of Gold 2.) 5 No. of liquor bottle 3.) Sathish ambulance - basis of paper news that mixi, grinder etc are being supplied near central 4.) 111 Brandy bottles and 21 beer bottles District Total Rs.1,20,11,800 3 30 Media reports on expenditure monitoring in Chennai 31 Thank You 35