Chhindwara (MP): District Returning Officer (DRO) of Chhindwara has issued a notice to Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath for showing less poll expenses than what was reported by Assistant Returning Officers (ARO) posted in seven districts of the constituency.
A similar notice was issued also to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the constituency Marotrao Khavse.
The notices were issued by Chhindwara Collector and DRO Nikunj Shrivastava against Nath and Khavse for showing less poll-expenses than reported by concerned AROs, official sources said on Sunday.
As per the details of Nath's expenses submitted on April 8, he has spent Rs 2,02,243 on the poll campaign, while AROs report said that it should be Rs 6,04,460.
Similarly, BJP candidate, Khavse has submitted details of poll expenses of Rs 1,29,385, while AROs report said it should be Rs 4,16,943.
Nath did not include the expenses incurred by him on campaigning in the area with the helicopter, the sources said.
The authorities directed both the candidates to include the differences in their poll expenses in their next report, the sources added.
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