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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT ( ELECTIONS)

NOTIFICATION

No. DPAR 19 CHULOSA 2024, Bengaluru, Dated: 31^st March 2024.

The following Notification No. 576/EXIT/2024/SDR/Vol.I, dated: 28^th March 2024 of the

Election Commission of India is re-published hereunder for general information :

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001

No. 576/EXIT/2024/SDR/VOL.I

Dated: 28^th March, 2024

Chaitra 8, 1946

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the schedule for the General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative

Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2024 and bye-election

to 25 Assembly Constituencies in 12 States ( as per annexure-1) as announced by the Election

Commission vide Press Notes no. ECI/PN/23/2024 and No. ECI/PN/24/2024 both dated 16^th

March 2024 read with Press Note No. ECI/PN/32/2024, dated 27^th March 2024.

2. 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 ;

(b) In case of a bye-election or a number of bye-elections held together, the period

may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for poll on and from the first day

of poll and continue till half an hour after closing of the poll ;

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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.”

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 19^th April, 2024 ( Friday) and 6.30

PM on 1^st June, 2024 ( Saturday) as the period during which conducting and publishing or

publicizing exit poll 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 current General Elections to Lok

Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim,

2024 and bye-election to 25 Assembly Constituencies in 12 States ( as per annexure-1) to be held

simultaneously with the general election to Lok Sabha, 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 the conclusion of

the poll in connection with the aforesaid general elections and bye –elections.

By Order

S.B. JOSHI

PR. SECRETARY

(MADHU A.C )

Assistant Chief Electoral Officer

& E/o Under Secretary to Govt.,

DPAR (Elections)

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Annexure-1

S. No.

Name of State

Assembly Constituency No. & Name

1.

Bihar

195-Agiaon(SC)

2.

Gujarat

26 - Vijapur

3.

108 - Khambhat

4.

136 - Vaghodia

5.

85 –Manavadar

6.

83 - Porbandar

7.

Haryana

21-Karnal

8.

Jharkhand

31- Gandey

9.

Tripura

7- Ramnagar

10.

Uttar Pradesh

136 - Dadraul

11.

173 - Lucknow East

12.

292 - Gainsari

13.

403 – Duddhi (ST)

14.

West Bengal

62-Bhagawangola

15.

113- Baranagar

16.

Telangana

71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC)

17.

Himachal Pradesh

18 - Dharamshala

18.

21 – Lahaul&Spiti (ST)

19.

37 - Sujanpur

20.

39 - Barsar

21.

42 - Gagret

22.

45 - Kutlehar

23.

Rajasthan

165 – Bagidora (ST)

24.

Karnataka

36 – Shorapur (ST)

25.

Tamil Nadu

233 - Vilavancode

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