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Daman 07^th 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 6^th 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 & Diu

सरकारी राजऩत्र

OFFICIAL GAZETTE

संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन

U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU

असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाधित / PUBLISHED BY AUHTORITY

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashok Road, New Delhi – 110 001

No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II Dated : 6^th October, 2021

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,

directed

forward

herewith

the

Commission’s

Notification

No.

576/Exit/2021/SDR/Vol.II dated 6^th 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 Secretary

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001

No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II Dated : 6^th 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 28^th 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 SECRETARY

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Annexure – I

SI. No. Name of State

Number & Name of Parliamentary

Constituency

UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

and Daman & Diu

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Madhya Pradesh

28-Khandawa

Himachal Pradesh

2-Mandi

SI. No. Name of State

Number & Name of Parliamentary

Constituency

Andhra Pradesh

124-Badvel(SC)

Assam

28-Gossaigaon

Assam

41-Bhabanipur

Assam

58-Tamulpur

Assam

101-Mariani

Assam

107-Thowra

Bihar

78-Kusheshwar Asthan(SC)

Bihar

164-Tarapur

Haryana

46-Ellenabad

10.

Himachal Pradesh

08-Fatehpur

11.

Himachal Pradesh

50-Arki

12.

Himachal Pradesh

65-Jubbal-Kotkhai

13.

Karnataka

33-Sindgi

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)

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