Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Preparation of Electoral rolls and conduct of Elections.- (1) The Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for and the conduct of all elections of Councillors and Mayors of the Municipal Corporation shall be vested in the State Election Commission. (2) The State Government shall, in consultation with the State Election Commissions, make rules for the preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of all elections of Councillors and Mayors of Municipal Corporations. Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 12 | P a g e 14-A. Account of Election Expenses.- (1) Every Candidate at an election of Mayor shall, either himself or by his election agent, keep a separate and correct account of all expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authroised by him or by his election agent between the date on which he has been nominated and the date of declaration of the result thereof, both days inclusive. Explanation-I.- any expenditure incurred or authorized in connection with the election of a candidate by a political party or by any other association or body of persons or by any individual other than the candidate or his election agent shall not be deemed to be expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by the candidate or by his election agent for the purpose of this sub-section. Explanation-II.- For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that any expenditure incurred in respect of any arrangements made, facilities provided or any other act or thing done by any person in the service of the Government and belonging to any of the classes mentioned in clause (7) of Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, in discharge or purported discharge of his official duty as mentioned in the proviso to that clause shall not be deemed to be expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by a candidate or by his election agent for the purpose of this sub-section. (2) The total of the said expenditure shall not exceed such amount as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation with the State Election Commission. (3) The account of expenditure shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed by the State Election Commission. 14-B. Lodging of account of election expenses.- Every contesting candidate at an election of Mayor shall, within 30 days from the date of election of the returned candidate lodge with the officer notified by the State Election Commission and account of his election expenses which shall be a true copy of the account kept by him or by his election agent under Section 14-A. 14.C. Disqualification for failure to lodge account of election expenses.- If the State Election Commission is satisfied that a person- (a) has failed to lodge an account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by or under this Act, and (b) has n o good reason or justification for the failure, the State Election Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette, declare him to be disqualified and any such person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a councilor or a Mayor of the Corporation, for a period not exceeding five years from the date of the order. 14-D. Removal or reduction of period of Disqualification.- The State Election Commission, on making an application within thirty days from the date of publication of the order, passed under clause (b) of Section 14-C, in the official Gazette may for reasons to be recorded in writing remove any disqualification or reduce the period of any such disqualification. Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 13 | P a g e