The Election Commission has asked the returning officers to form three monitoring teams for each constituency.
In a circular issued yesterday, the EC asked the returning officers to inform the commission about completing formation of the teams for vigilance and observation, election monitoring, and law enforcement agencies as soon as possible.
EC officials said the vigilance and observation teams led by the returning officers had been formed to ensure free and fair manner of holding the polls. The teams would work in district and metropolitan areas while similar teams led by assistant returning officers would work at upazila level.
The team will monitor violation of electoral laws and election expenditure of candidates. If any candidate violates the electoral laws and the polls expenditure ceiling, it will report the matter to the electoral enquiry committee.
The election monitoring teams will see if candidates obey the electoral code of conduct and report to the EC every five days.
The circular asked the returning officers to maintain a neutral environment in their constituencies and warned them of stern action in case of failure.
The EC yesterday also issued a circular on allocation of election symbols for the contesting parties and candidates.
The circular states that the returning officers will allocate symbols to candidates. If more than one independent candidates in a constituency want the same symbol, the returning officer concerned will conduct a lottery for allocating symbols among them.