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Election Commission appoints 110 IRS officers as expenditure observers for Maharashtra, Haryana polls

  • The Election Commission (EC) has appointed 110 IRS officers of the Income Tax department as expenditure observers for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana, officials said on Thursday.
  • The observers will be tasked with checking the use of black money and other illegal inducements during the election process in these two states.
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  • These officials have been called for their first briefing by the central poll-panel on September 23 here.
  • The EC has asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to relieve the officers from their charge so that they can be put on poll duty, the official said.
  • The CBDT is the policy-making body for the tax department.

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