Permissions Granted for 1,406 Applications for Election Campaign in Kolhapur

Kolhapur : Candidates contesting the 2024 Legislative Assembly elections require permissions for various campaign-related activities such as loudspeakers, helicopters and helipads, temporary party offices, pamphlet distribution, video vans, meetings, rallies, processions, banners, posters, hoardings, vehicles, and other necessary permissions. In this regard, the district administration has established a one-window system for issuing various permits. From October 15 to November 10, 2024, a total of 1,715 applications were received for these permissions. Out of these, 1,406 applications have been granted, 69 have been rejected, 232 are under process, and 8 applications have been canceled.

Details of permissions granted for the campaign are as follows:

• Applications for Door-to-Door Campaign: 60, Approved: 36.
• Applications for Helicopter and Helipad: 8, Approved: 8.
• Applications for Loudspeaker Permission: 5, Approved: 1.
• Applications for Opening Temporary Party Office: 33, Approved: 30.
• Applications for Pamphlet Distribution: 20, Approved: 10.
• Applications for Video Van Permission: 69, Approved: 55.
• Applications for Meeting and Loudspeaker Permission: 311, Approved: 250.
• Applications for Meeting without Loudspeaker: 12, Approved: 12.
• Applications for Corner Meetings and Loudspeaker Permission: 182, Approved: 142.
• Applications for Procession and Loudspeaker Permission: 5, Approved: 5.
• Applications for Rally: 306, Approved: 246.
• Applications for Displaying Banners and Flags: 9, Approved: 7.
• Applications for Displaying Posters, Hoardings, and Unipoles: 53, Approved: 48.
• Applications for Vehicle Permits: 245, Approved: 212.
• Applications for Vehicle Permits (within the district): 1, Approved: 0.
• Applications for Vehicles with Loudspeaker Permits: 333, Approved: 290.
• Applications for One Vehicle per Entire Constituency for Candidates: 23, Approved: 19.
• Applications for One Vehicle per Entire Constituency for Election Representatives: 4, Approved: 4.
• Applications for One Vehicle per Constituency for Party/Party Workers: 2, Approved: 2.
• Applications for Rostrum/Barriers Construction Permission: 1, Approved: 1.
• Applications for Vehicle Permits for District-level Officials of Recognized Political Parties: 9, Approved: 4.
• Applications for AC Vehicles: 24, Approved: 24.

Permissions have been granted for various activities as detailed above.