Meeting with Contesting Candidates of Municipal Council Election, Leh-2026 regarding Monitoring and Regulation of Election Expenditure.

Meeting with Contesting Candidates of Municipal Council Election, Leh-2026 regarding Monitoring and Regulation of Election Expenditure.
Ms. Stanzin Donsal, Director Finance & Expenditure Observer, in the presence of Sh. Tsewang Chosgain, Nodal Officer, Expenditure Monitoring for the Municipal Council (MC) Election, 2026, chaired a meeting with all contesting candidates of the MC Election, Leh-2026, on 10.11.2026 (Tuesday) at 12:30 PM in the Conference Hall of the Chief Electoral Officer, Ladakh, Old Raj Niwas, Karzoo. Candidates who could not attend in person were represented by their authorised representatives.
The meeting was convened to sensitise and brief the candidates about the rules, guidelines and procedures governing election expenditure monitoring. Ms. Donsal explained the expenditure ceiling applicable to each candidate, the procedure for maintaining election expenditure registers and supporting records, the submission of expenditure statements, and the other statutory requirements to be complied with during the election process.
She briefed the candidates on the rules for election expenditure monitoring: the expenditure ceiling is Rs 1.00 Lakh per candidate; the expenditure register must be kept in the prescribed format with day-to-day accounts; the Nodal Officer and other authorities may inspect the accounts; bills and vouchers must be maintained and produced on demand; and accounts must be submitted to the Election Office after the declaration of results.
She urged all candidates to ensure strict compliance with the prescribed norms and with the guidelines and instructions issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, UT of Ladakh, and the Election Commission of India, so that transparency and accountability are maintained throughout the election. She also advised them to seek clarification from the Nodal Officer, Expenditure Monitoring, on any doubts regarding the maintenance of accounts.
The Nodal Officer also briefed the candidates on the procedure for maintaining and furnishing the expenditure accounts.