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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-l10001
New Delhi, dated 25 March, 2022 - 8 Chaitra, Saka 1943
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the schedule for the bye elections to the 40-Asansol Parliamentary constituency of west Bengal and 161-Ballygunge Assembly constituency of west Bengal, 73-Khairagarh Assembly constituency of chhattisgarh, 91-Bochahan(sc) Assembly Constituency of Bihar and 276-Kolhapur North Assembly Constituency of Maharashtra' announced vide the Election Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/3212022 dated 12th March,2022,
And whereas, Section 126A ofThe Representation of the People AcL 1951(in short R'P' Act, 1951) specifies that"(l)No person shall condtrct any exil poll and publish or publicise by m'ans of the print or electronic media or disseminate in any other manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll during such period, qs may be notified by the Election Commission in this regard.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (t), the Election Commission shall, by a general order, notify the date and time having due regard to the following, namely:-
(a) in case of a general election, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for poll on the first day of poll and continue titl hatf an hour after closing of the poll in all the States and Union territories;
provided thqt in case of a number of bye-elections held together on dffirent days, the period rnay commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for pott on the first day of poll and continue titl hatf an hour after closing of tfie last poll'
(3) Any person who contravenes ihe provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which moy extend to two years or with fine or with both' "
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers under sub-Section (1) of Section 126A of the R.p. Act, 1951, the Election Commission, having regard to the provisions of Sub-section (2Xb) period between 7.00 A.M. end 7'00 P'M' on of the .said Section, hereby notifies the
which conducting any exit poll and publishing or l2-04-2022(Tuesday), as the period during
electronic media or dissemination in any other manner publicizing by means of the print or
in connection with the aforesaid bye-elections, shall be whatsoever, the result of any exit poll
prohibited.
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364 (3) It is further clarified that under Section 126(1Xb) of the R.P. Act, 1951, displaying any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey, in any elecfionic media, would be prohibited during the period of 48 hours ending with the hours fixed for conclusion of poll for the aforesaid bye-elections.
. By Order,
sdi- (Ashwani Kumar Mohal) Secretary.