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U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
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Daman 07th October, 2021 15 Ashvina, 1943 (Saka) No. : 13
UT ADMINISTRATION DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN AND DIU
OFFICE OF THE JT. CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, COLLECTORATE,
DAMAN
No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II/96 Dated : 06/10/2021
A Notification No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol-II dated 6th October, 2021 received from the Under Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi, is hereby re-published in the Official Gazette of this UT Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu for General Information.
Sd/– (Ashish Mohan) Jt. Chief Electoral Officer, UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuEXTRAORDINARY No. 13 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 2
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashok Road, New Delhi – 110 001
No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II Dated : 6th October, 2021 To
The Chief Electoral Officer of
1. UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Assam
6. Bihar
7. Haryana
8. Karnataka
9. Maharashtra
10. Meghalaya
11. Mizoram
12. Nagaland
13. Rajasthan
14. Telangana
15. West Bengal
Subject: Bye Elections to the House of the people and Legislative Assemblies of various States/UT – Exit Poll - regarding.
Sir,
I am directed to forward herewith the Commission's Notification No. 576/Exit/2021/SDR/Vol.II dated 6th October, 2021 with the request that this may be published in an extraordinary issue of the State gazette and a copy thereof may be sent to the Commission for record.
This may be brought to the notice of all concerned including news bureaus, media houses, radio and television channels etc.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/– (Abhishek Tiwari) Under SecretaryEXTRAORDINARY No. 13 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 3
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001
No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II Dated : 6th October, 2021 14 Ashwin, Saka, 1943
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the schedule for the bye elections to the 3 Parliamentary Constituencies of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh States and 30 Assembly Constituencies of 14 States (as per Annexure-I), announced vide the Election Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/83/2021 dated 28th September, 2021.
And whereas, Section 126A of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (in short R.P. Act, 1951) specifies that "(1) No person shall conduct any exit poll and publish or publicise by means of the print or electronic media or disseminate in any other manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll during such period, as may be notified by the Election Commission in this regard.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), 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 till half an hour after closing of the poll in all the
States and Union territories;
Provided that in case of a number of bye-elections held together on different days, the period
may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for poll on the first day of poll and continue till
half an hour after closing of the last poll.
(3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may 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 (2)(b) of the said Section, hereby notifies the period between 6.00 A.M. and 7.30 P.M. on 30-10-2021 (Saturday), as the period during which conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicizing by means of the print or electronic media or dissemination in any other manner whatsoever, the result of any exit poll in connection with the aforesaid bye-elections, shall be prohibited.
It is further clarified that under Section 126 (1)(b) of the R.P. Act, 1951, displaying any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey, in any electronic 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
Sd/– (NARENDRA N. BUTOLIA) Sr. PRINCIPAL SECRETARYEXTRAORDINARY No. 13 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 4
Annexure – I
| S I. No. Name of State | Number & Name of Parliamentary Constituency | |
| 1. | UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| 2. | Madhya Pradesh | 28-Khandawa |
| 3. | Himachal Pradesh | 2-Mandi |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 124-Badvel(SC) |
| 2. | Assam | 28-Gossaigaon |
| 3. | Assam | 41-Bhabanipur |
| 4. | Assam | 58-Tamulpur |
| 5. | Assam | 101-Mariani |
| 6. | Assam | 107-Thowra |
| 7. | Bihar | 78-Kusheshwar Asthan(SC) |
| 8. | Bihar | 164-Tarapur |
| 9. | Haryana | 46-Ellenabad |
| 10. | Himachal Pradesh | 08-Fatehpur |
| 11. | Himachal Pradesh | 50-Arki |
| 12. | Himachal Pradesh | 65-Jubbal-Kotkhai |
| 13. | Karnataka | 33-Sindgi |
| 14 | Karnataka | 82-Hangal |
| 15. | Madhya Pradesh | 45-Prithvipur |
| 16. | Madhya Pradesh | 62-Raigaon(SC) |
| 17. | Madhya Pradesh | 192-Jabot(ST) |
| 18. | Maharashtra | 90-Deglur(SC) |
| 19. | Meghalaya | 13-Mawryngkneng(ST) |
| 20. | Meghalaya | 24-Mawphlang(ST) |
| 21. | Meghalaya | 47-Rajabala |
| 22. | Mizoram | 4-Tuirial(ST) |
| 23. | Nagaland | 58-Shamtorr-Chessore(ST) |
| 24. | Rajashtan | 155-Vallabhnagar |
| 25. | Rajasthan | 157-Dhariawad(ST) |
| 26. | Telangana | 31-Huzurabad |
| 27. | West Bengal | 7-Dinhata |
| 28. | West Bengal | 86-Santipur |
| 29. | West Bengal | 109-Khardaha |
| 30. | West Bengal | 127-Gosaba(SC) |
ह/–
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