EC bans posters, flag on vehicles expect for candidates,party agent

Lucknow, Mar 2 (UNI) The Election Commission has banned use of posters and party flags on vehicles except for the candidates and their polling agents during the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly poll.

State chief electoral officer (CEO) Anuj Kumar Bishnoi said here today only those vehicles, being accounted for in the expenditure list of candidate, will be allowed to use party flags and posters.

''If other vehicles are found using party flags and posters, it will attract violation of model code of conduct,'' he warned.

Mr Bishnoi said no person with any arms or ammunition would be allowed within 100 meters of any polling booth, while wall graffiti has been strictly banned by any candidate during the campaigning.

Talking about the seriousness of the EC in distribution of Election Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), Mr Bishnoi said district wise review would be started next week after Holi.

Meanwhile, the Commission has stayed the transfer of Etah SDM P K Srivastava to Kannauj. Mr Srivastava will continue on the post of SDM Etah, as he could not join the new posting before Februrary 21, the date of announcement of the assembly poll.

UNI