EC introduces e-filing of poll affidavits for the first time

The EC has also asked state election panels to quickly upload these affidavits in their respective websites and also paste them for public viewing in their office premises.

The Commission, as part of its measures to curb blackmoney and illegal funds in the polls, will also be deploying a huge force of ‘expenditure observers' drawn from central revenue services like the Income Tax and Customs and Excise departments.

The EC, in order to keep a track of huge cash, has also asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), both agencies under the Union Finance Ministry, to keep a strict eye through their intelligence and investigative tools during the poll period.

The Commission, like earlier times, has also asked all candidates to open a separate bank account for election- related expenses and conduct all transactions related to the polling utilities exclusively form this account.