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( 3ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
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NOTIFICATION
18th November, 2019
No. 576/EXIT/2019/SDR-Vol.I-- Whereas, the schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand was announced by the Commission vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/102/2019, dated 1st November, 2019; and
2. And whereas, as per the provisions of Section 126A of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (in short R.P. Act, 1951) there shall be restrictions on conduct of any exit poll and publication and dissemination of result of such exit poll during such period, as may be notified by the Election Commission in this regard;
3. 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) of the said Section, hereby notifies the period between 7.00 A.M on 30th November, 2019 (Saturday) and 5:30 PM on 20th December, 2019 (Friday) 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 above mentioned General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, shall be prohibited.
4. 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 in the respective polling areas in each phase of the aforesaid General election.
By order,
N.T. BHUTIA, Secretary
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