In preparation of the upcoming general election to 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), various meetings and campaigns are being held and information disseminated by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland and respective district and sub-division administrations.
EEM team meeting in Chümoukedima
As part of the preliminary review of the preparedness for the forthcoming assembly elections, Election Expenditure Monitoring (EEM) team held a meeting on Thursday at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chümoukedima office.
According to a DIPR report, DC and District Election Officer (DEO), Chümoukedima, Abhinav Shivam informed the team that the main function of the EEM team was to curb the use of money power during elections. He also mentioned the roles and responsibilities of the EEM team, and further appealed to the team to go through the manual book for better understanding of their duties.
SVEEP poster campaign launched in Chümoukedima
The poster campaign under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activities was launched on January 11 by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Chümoukedima, Dr. Kuzonyi Wideo Thursday at the Conference Hall of DC Chümoukedima office.
According to a DIPR report, during the launch programme, Wideo said that the motive behind the poster campaign was to sensitise the public on issues relating to voter awareness and electoral process for ensuring clean elections.
He said the posters, written both in English and Nagamese, would cover all the villages under Chümoukedima district, besides Chümoukedima town.
The launching programme was attended by the presidents of Chümoukedima District Auto Union, Hindu Society Chümoukedima, Muslim Committee, Chümoukedima and Chumoukedima Chamber of Commerce. Posters were handed over to be pasted at prominent places and autorickshaws.
DC Zunheboto bars declaration of consensus candidates
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Zunheboto has informed that declaration of Village/Area/Range consensus candidates by public/range/area organizations/Village Council is violative of various election related laws and offence under the Indian Penal Code.
According to a DIPR report, DC Zunheboto, in a circular, stated that undue influence at elections including interference or any attempt to interfere with the free exercise of electoral right by any means such as threat of injury/restraint was an offence under Sections 171C, 339 and 340 of IPC.
The DC informed that under Section 125 of Representation of the People Act 1951, any attempt to promote enmity between classes in connection with elections on grounds of religion, race, caste, community or language constitutes electoral offence and was also punishable under Sections 153A, 153B, 295A and 505 (2) of IPC.
It said the same has been reiterated by the ECI in its instructions No. 437/6/INST/2014 CC&BE dated April 26, 2014 that further prohibits any organization or group from activity or statements that amounts to attack on personal life of any person or is malicious or offends decency and morality.
The DC warmed that violation of same by any organization can also lead to debarment and denial of permission to hold any further programmes/activity.
Further, the DC pointed out that the village councils being auxiliary to the administration under Section 15 of the Nagaland Village Council Act 1978 was bound to be neutral in matters related to elections.
Therefore, the DC has asked all the public/range organisations/village councils to take due note of above provisions of law and refrain from declaration of village/area/range consensus candidates or any other activity that subverts free exercise of electoral right by any means such as threats of injury or wrongful confinement.
The DC cautioned that any organizations/persons that violate the same shall be dealt with strictly under the applicable penal provisions of law.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025