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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

No. 576 / EXIT/2022/SDR/VoI.II:-

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)

of the .said Section, hereby notifies the

l2-04-2022(Tuesday), as the period during

period between 7.00 A.M. end 7'00 P'M' on

which conducting any exit poll and publishing or

publicizing by means of the print or

whatsoever, the result of any exit poll

prohibited.

electronic media or dissemination in any other manner

in connection with the aforesaid bye-elections, shall be

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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^of⁴⁸^hours^ending^with^the^hours^fixed^for

conclusion of ^pollfor ^{the aforesaid bye-elections.}

By Order,

sdi-

(Ashwani Kumar Mohal)

Secretary.