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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT ( ELECTIONS)

NOTIFICATION

No. DPAR 143 CHUVISA 2024, BENGALURU, Dated: 22nd October 2024.

The following Notification No. 576/EXIT/2024/SDR/Vol.I dated: 21st October

2024 of the Election Commission of India is re-published hereunder for general

information:-

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001

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

Dated: 21st October, 2024

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the schedule for the current general elections to the Legislative Assemblies

of Jharkhand & Maharashtra and bye elections to 48 Assembly Constituencies and

2 Parliamentary Constituencies (as per Annexure-1), has been announced by the Election

Commission vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/149/2024 and No. ECI/PN/150/2024 both

dated 15th October, 2024; and

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

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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;

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

13.11.2024 (Wednesday) and 6.30 P.M. on 20.11.2024 (Wednesday) 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 aforesaid General and bye elections, 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 and bye-

elections.

By order,

(S. B. Joshi)

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

(MADHU A.C)

Assistant Chief Electoral Officer

& E/o Under Secretary to Govt.,

D.P.A.R (Elections)

Annexure-1

Sl.

No.

Name of State

Assembly Constituency No./Parliamentary

Constituency No.& Name

1.

Assam

11-Dholai(SC) AC

2.

31-Sidli(ST) AC

3.

32-Bongaigaon AC

4.

77-Behali AC

5.

88-Samaguri AC

3

6.

Bihar

196-Tarari AC

7.

203-Ramgarh AC

8.

227-Imamganj(SC) AC

9.

232-Belaganj AC

10.

Chhattisgarh

51-Raipur City South AC

11.

Gujarat

7-Vav AC

12.

Karnataka

83-Shiggaon AC

13.

95-Sandur (ST) AC

14.

185-Channapatna AC

15

Kerala

56-Palakkad AC

16.

61-Chelakkara(SC) AC

17.

4-Wayanad PC

18.

Madhya Pradesh

156-Budhni AC

19.

02-Vijaypur AC

20.

Maharashtra

16-Nanded PC

21.

Meghalaya

56-Gambegre(ST) AC

22.

Punjab

10-Dera Baba Nanak AC

23.

44-Chabbewal(SC) AC

24.

84-Gidderbaha AC

25.

103-Barnala AC

26.

Rajasthan

27-Jhunjhunu AC

27.

67-Ramgarh AC

28.

88-Dausa AC

29.

97-Deoli-Uniara AC

30.

110-Khinwsar AC

31.

156-Salumber(ST) AC

32.

161-Chorasi(ST) AC

33.

Sikkim

07-Soreng-Chakung AC

34.

11-Namchi-Singhithang AC

35.

Uttar Pradesh

16-Meerapur AC

36.

29-Kundarki AC

37.

56-Ghaziabad AC

38.

71-Khair(SC) AC

39.

110-Karhal AC

40.

213-Sishamau AC

41.

256-Phulpur AC

42.

277-Katehari AC

43.

397-Majhawan AC

44.

Uttarakhand

07-Kedarnath AC

45.

West Bengal

06-Sitai(SC) AC

46.

14-Madarihat(ST) AC

47.

104-Naihati AC

48.

121-Haroa AC

49.

236-Medinipur AC

50.

251-Taldangra AC

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