General and Expenditure Observers Review Election Preparedness for MC Elections 2026 in Leh.

General and Expenditure Observers Review Election Preparedness for MC Elections 2026 in Leh.
The General Observer and the Expenditure Observer for the Municipal Committee (MC) Elections, 2026, Leh, held a meeting with all the Returning Officers (ROs) of Municipal Committee, Leh, at the Conference Hall of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Old Raj Niwas, Karzoo, Leh. The meeting was held to review election preparedness and other related arrangements for the forthcoming elections.
Mr. Tsering Paldan, JKAS, Director, School Education, the General Observer for the MC Elections, chaired the meeting in the presence of Ms. Stanzin Donsal, Director, Finance, the Expenditure Observer for the MC Elections, 2026
Mr. Paldan briefed the Returning Officers on the strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct and on ensuring the smooth, free and fair conduct of the elections. He directed the ROs to visit their respective polling stations and to ensure that all requisite facilities, such as drinking water, shade and seating, toilets, ramps for persons with disabilities, proper lighting and signage, are available so that voters can cast their votes without any hassle.
He also briefed the Returning Officers (ROs) on their key responsibilities, ensuring proper polling arrangements, training and deployment of polling staff, enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, maintenance of law and order and timely submission of reports and maintenance of election records Ms. Donsal briefed the ROs on the inspection of the election expenditure accounts of the candidates, to be carried out in coordination with the Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) and the Expenditure Monitoring Teams on 16 and 19 November 2026. She asked the ROs to ensure that the candidates maintain their accounts properly and that all expenditure is recorded and reported within the prescribed limit.
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