RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/35527
महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र
असाधारण भाग चार-क
वर्ष ८, अंक ५१] सोमवार, ऑक्टोबर ३१, २०२२/कार्त्षक ९, शके १९४४ [पृष्ट्ठठे २, र्कंम्त : रुपये ९.००
असाधारण क्रमांक ७७
प्ार्धकृ्त प्काशन
महाराष्ट्र शासनाव्यर्तररक्त इ्तर वैधार्नक प्ार्धकाऱ्यांनी ्तयार केलेले
(भाग एक, एक-अ व एक-ल यांमध्ये प्र्सद्ध केलेले वैधार्नक र्नयम व आदेश यांव्यर्तररक्त इ्तर)
वैधार्नक र्नयम व आदेश; या्त भार्त सरकार, उच्च न्यायालय, पोलीस आयुक्त, आयुक्त (राज्य उत्पादन शुल्क),
र्जल्हादंडार्धकारी व र्नवडणूक आयोग, र्नवडणूक न्यायार्धकरण, र्नवडणूक र्नण्षय अर्धकारी व र्नवडणूक आयोगाखालील
इ्तर प्ार्धकारी यांनी ्तयार केलेले वैधार्नक र्नयम व आदेश यांचा समावेश हो्तो.
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,
15th October, 2022
New Delhi 110 001, Dated
Ashvin 23, 1944 (Saka)
NOTIFICATION
No. 576/EXIT/2022/SDR/Vol.II.—Whereas, the schedule for the current bye-election in
166-Andheri East Assembly Constituency of Maharashtra, 178-Mokama and 101-Gopalganj
Assembly Constituencies of Bihar, 47-Adampur Assembly Constituency of Haryana,
93-Munugode Assembly Constituency of Telangana, 139-Gola Gokrannath Assembly
Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and 46-Dhamnagar(SC) Assembly Constituency of Odisha.
announced vide the Election Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/73/2022, dated 3rd
October, 2022 ;
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
(१)
भाग चार-क-७७–१ २ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, ऑक्टोबर ३१, २०२२/कार्त्षक ९, शके १९४४
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 ;
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 7.00 A.M. and 6.30 P.M. on 3rd November 2022 (Thursday), 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,
S. B. JOSHI, Pr. Secretary.
ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.
क्रमांक : संकीर्ण-२०२२/प्र.क्र.७७१/३३
ंबई ४०० ०३२.
सामान्य प्शासन र्वभाग मादाम कामा माग्ण, हुतात्मा राजगुरु चौक, मंत्ालय, मु ददनांक ३१ ऑक्टटोबर, २०२२
प्त मार्ह्ती व योग्य काय्षवाहीसा्ठी अग्ेर्र्त :—
(१) प्रधान सदचव, महाराष्ट्र दवधानमंडळ सदचवालय, दवधानभवन, मु ंबई.
(२) दवभागीय आयुक्त, कोंकर् दवभाग, नवी मु ंबई.
(३) दजल्हादधकारी व दजल्हा दनवडर्ूक अदधकारी, मु ंबई उपनगर.
(४) उप दजल्हादधकारी व उप दजल्हा दनवडर्ूक अदधकारी, मु ंबई उपनगर.
(५) दवधानसभा मतदारसंघ दनवडर्ूक दनर्णय अदधकारी, १६६-अंधेरी पूव्ण दवधानसभा मतदार संघ, मु ंबई उपनगर (दजल्हादधकारी यांच्यामार्फत)
(६) दनवड नस्ती.
शरद दळवी, अवर सदचव व उप मुख्य दनवडर्ूक अदधकारी, महाराष्ट्र राज्य.