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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

No. DPAR 70 CHUVISA 2021, Bengaluru, Dated: 8^th October 2021.

The following Notification No.576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II, dated: 6^th October 2021 of the

Election Commission of India is published hereunder for general information:

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;

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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,

(NARENDRA N.BUTOLIA)

Sr. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

(K.M. PRANESH)

Deputy Chief Electoral Officer and

Ex-Officio Under Secretary to Govt.

D.P.A.R (Elections) (I/C).

Annexure-I

Sl. 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-Khandwa

3

Himachal Pradesh

2-Mandi

3

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Name of State

Number & Name of Assembly Constituency

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-Jobat(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

Rajasthan

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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