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OUT TODAY BY SPECIAL MESSENGER _..- OFFICE OF THE RETURNING OFFICER (ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY - 50, GREATER KAILASH) 1211, Jam Nagar House. Shahjahan Road, -11 0001

F. NO. F.lNO(Report)/RO(AC-50)/GKl20151 '*../8-Cl..- Dated: 27.01.2015

SHOW CAUSE NOTICE

Whereas the Election Commission of has announced the schedule for holding the General Elections to the Delhi Legislative Assembly to be held on 7th February, 2015 vide their Press Note No. ECI/PN/3/2015 dated 12th January, 2015;

Whereas, Election Commission of India vide its letter No. 491/Paid News/20121Media dated 2ih August, 2012 has circulated revised guidelines to check "Paid News" during Election.

Whereas, it has been brought to the notice of undersigned by MCMC, New Delhi District that the following press clippings are suspected to be Paid News:- ] SI.No. Name of the candidate' Title of the Name of the Cost of the and party affiliation to news item newspaper, said news whom notice is to be date of item as per issued in paid news publication DAVP rates case and page number of the newspaper 1. Smt. Sharmistha "Aage hal Kaumi Patrika Rs. 3,033/- Mukherjee, Contesting mushkil rasta, (Punjabi) dated Candidate of Indian mere pitha ne 25.1.15 at Pg. National Conqress. kaha rnulhse" 1 2. Smt. Sharmistha "Sharmistha ki Punjab Kesari Rs 16,354/- Mukherjee, candidate of jeevanshaile dated 27.01.15 ) Indian National sadagi bhari" published at Congress PQ. No. 5

A copy each of the aforesaid material is enclosed for your information.

Whereas, .as per extant guidelines of Election Commission of India, any news item of suspected paid news is to be observed at district level and expenditure is to be bookedin the shadowregisterof the candid~ (\ '--.~*: Contd ..... page-2

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Whereas, it prima facie appears that the news items appearing in the above mentioned Newspapers give an indication of it being a 'paid news' for promoting Smt. Sharmistha Mukherjee, a candidate from party.

Now, therefore, the undersigned Returning Officer, Assembly Constituency No. 50 "Greater Kailash", calls upon you to explain within 48 hours of service of this notice as to why the said news items should not be treated as "Paid News" and expenses amounting to Rs.3033/- & Rs. 16354.1- respectively booked as per specified rates of DAVP in your election expenses.

If no reply is received within the prescribed time limit, it will be deemed that you have nothing to say on the issue and the rates as prescribed by the DAVP for such promotion, as mentioned above will be considered as expenditure incurred by you for a election campaign. . (\ (!!~ (VIVEKKUMAR TRIPATHI) RETURNING OFFICER, AC-50, GREATER KAILASH

TO ~ Sharmistha MUkherjee, S-22, 2ndFloor, Greater Kallash-ll, 'New Delhi-110048. (M-9810106381) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] )

Copy to:

1. C.E.O, Old St. Stephen's Building, Kashmeri Gate, Delhi-110006 ([email protected]) 2. DM/DEO, New Delhi District, 12/1, Jam Nagar House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi. 3. Nodal Officer, Expenditure Monitoring Cell. 0/0 DEO. NDD 4. Notice Board / (Vivek Kumar Tripathi) Returning Officer. AC-50. Greater Kailash

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