ECP forms monitoring committees to ensure compliance

The committees can fine a candidate or political party up to Rs50,000

HYDERABAD: Monitoring committees have been formed for nine constituencies of Hyderabad to ensure that candidates are complying with the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) code of conduct.

According to a notification issued by Regional Election Commissioner Aijaz Anwar Chohan, six monitoring committees have been formed, each comprising two members. Three of the six committees have been assigned two constituencies each while the remaining three will monitor a single constituency each.

These committees will be subordinate to deputy commissioners who have been given the additional charge of district monitoring officers (DMO) for the purpose. The DMOs will report to the regional election commissioner who will also be acting in the capacity of the regional monitoring coordination officer (RMCO).



Chohan explained that the two-member committee can penalise a candidate and a political party with up to a Rs50,000 fine for a certain violation of the code of conduct. In case of recurrence of a violation or multiple violations, the committee, through the DMO and RMCO, will report to the ECP which besides slapping a fine, can also disqualify a candidate.

For NA-225 and PS-62 constituencies in Hyderabad, Agriculture Extension Department Director Muhammad Musa Kamlo and Forest Project Director Mir Muzaffar Ali Talpur have been assigned the role of monitoring officers.

Primary Education Director Muhammad Ashraf Memon and Irrigation Executive Engineer Shafique Hussain Memon have been notified as monitoring officers for PS-63.



Planning Director Satedan Singh and Admin Director Sartaj Ahmed Tunio will serve as the monitoring officers for NA-226 and PS-64, while Information Director Deedar Hussain Bhutto and Curriculum Director Aijazul Hassan will monitor PS-65.

For NA-227 and PS-66 Agriculture Extension Director Allah Warayo Rind and Curriculum Deputy Director Ghulam Qadir Wassan will monitor the election campaign. Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Nasrullah Abbassi and Secondary Education Admin Deputy Director Ghulam Sarwar Mallah will be the monitoring officers for PS-67.