Setting new precedent for civic polls, the election commission (EC) has appointed Income Tax (I-T) officials to monitor expenses of the candidates contesting Thane and Ulhasnagar civic elections. The EC has appointed six officials for Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and five for Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC). I-T officials have been appointed for assembly and Lok Sabha polls, but never for civic polls, until now. J S Saharia, state election commissioner (SEC), said, “These I-T officials will be given specific seats to keep a tab on the election expenditure of the candidates. “We have our observers, who keep an eye on election expenditure of all the candidates.

Source: Hindustan Times January 20, 2017 18:00 UTC