Manual of model conduct of code

Assistant Electoral Registration Officer: The Election Commission may

appoint one or more persons as Assistant Electoral Registration Officers to assist

an Electoral Registration Officer to prepare the electoral roll of the Constituency

under his charge. Every Assistant Electoral Registration Officer shall, subject to

the control of Electoral Registration Officer, be competent to perform all or any

of the functions of Electoral Registration Officer.

2. Assistant Returning Officer: The Election Commission may appoint one

or more persons as Assistant Returning Officer to assist a Returning Officer

in conduct of election for the Constituency under his charge. Every Assistant

Returning Officer shall, subject to the control of Returning Officer, be competent

to perform the functions assigned in the statutes.

3. Booth Capturing: Booth capturing means unauthorized casting of votes by

some person other than the genuine voter either by intimidating or threatening

the polling officials to surrender the ballot papers or by preventing the voters

from going to the polling stations.

4. Booth Level Officer: Booth Level Officer is a local Government/Semi-

Government official, familiar with the local electors and generally a voter in the

same polling area, who assists in updating the roll using his local knowledge.

He, under the overall supervision of Electoral Registration Officer, is responsible

for field verification, collection of information/data regarding electors and

preparation of roll of a part of electoral roll in respect of the polling area, assigned

to him.

5. Bribery: Bribery may be described as an inducement to a person, by wrong

means, to do or not to do a thing which he may otherwise have not done or

done. In the context of elections, bribery is the most common and rampant form

of corrupt practice. It is any gift, offer or promise by a candidate or his agent or

by any other person with the consent of a candidate or any election agent, with

the object of inducing a person to stand or not to stand or to withdraw or not to

withdraw from being a candidate at an election, or an elector to vote or refrain

from voting at an election.