Sanoj Kumar Jha, general observer of the Election Commission (EC) for the Aruvikkara by-election, has arrived here to oversee the election arrangements in the constituency.
Upon reaching here on Wednesday, he held a meeting at the District Collectorate and conducted a scrutiny of the nominations filed so far.
As per the directions of the EC, a Media Certification and Monitoring Committee has been opened at the Collectorate.
Publicity materials
The committee will examine the publicity materials of political parties and the candidates.
The committee will closely monitor news items that appear in print and visual media to check instances of paid news, an official release here said.