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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

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NOTIFICATION

14th October, 2020

No.576/EXIT/2020/SDR/Vol.II--Whereas, the schedule for the House of the People of Bihar and Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh have been announced by the Election Commission vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/67/2020, dated 29-9-2020 and No. ECI/Pn/72/2020 dated 05-10-2020.

2. And whereas, as per the provisions of Section 126A of the R.P. Act, 1951, there shall be restrictions on conduct of any exit poll and publication and dissemination of result of any 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)(b) of the said Section, hereby notifies the period between 6.00A.M on 3rd November, 2020 (Tuesday) and 6.30 PM on 7th November, 2020 (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 said bye-elections announced vide the Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/67/2020 and No. ECI/PN/72/2020 dated 05-10-2020 from bye elections from 1-Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar & 59 Assembly Constituencies (As per Annexure-I) of 11 States, 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 for the aforesaid bye-elections.

By Order,

N.T.BHUTIA SECRETARY6

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