Part IV-C (Ex.29) (Dated 3rd April 2024) ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, NOTIFICATION, No.576/EXIT/2024/SDR/Vol. I.

RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/35527

महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र

असाधारण भाग चार-क

वर्ष १०, अंक २५] बुधवार, एप्रिल ३, २०२४/चैत्र १४, शके १९४६ [पृष्टठे ५ , प्रिकंमत : रुपये ९.००

असाधारण क्रमांक २९

ाप्रिधकृत काशन

महाराष्ट्र शासनाव्येप्रितरिरक्त इतर वैधाप्रिनक ाप्रिधकाऱ्येांनी तयेार केलेले

(भाग एक, एक-अ व एक-ल येांमध्ये प्रिसद्ध केलेले वैधाप्रिनक प्रिनयेम व आदेश येांव्येप्रितरिरक्त इतर)

वैधाप्रिनक प्रिनयेम व आदेश; येात भारत सरकार, उच्च न्येायेालये, पोलीस आयेुक्त, आयेुक्त (राज्ये उत्पादन शुल्क),

प्रिजल्हादंडाप्रिधकारी व प्रिनवडणूक आयेोग, प्रिनवडणूक न्येायेाप्रिधकरण, प्रिनवडणूक प्रिनणषये अप्रिधकारी व प्रिनवडणूक आयेोगाखालील

इतर ाप्रिधकारी येांनी तयेार केलेले वैधाप्रिनक प्रिनयेम व आदेश येांचा समावेश होतो.

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,

New Delhi 110 001, dated 28th March 2024

Chaitra 8, 1946 (Saka)

NOTIFICATION

No. 576/EXIT/2024/SDR/Vol. I.—Whereas, the schedule for the General Elections to Loksabha 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 16th March 2024 read with Press Note No. ECI/PN/32/2024, dated 27th 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 :

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.

भाग चार-क-२९–१

(१)२ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, एप्रिल ३, २०२४/चैत्र १४, शके १९४६ (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 19th April, 2024 (Friday) and 6.30 PM on 1st 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 Loksabha 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 Loksabha,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.

ANNEXURE - 1

भाग चार-क-२९–२४ महाराष्ट्र शासन राजपत्र असाधारण भाग चार-क, एप्रिल ३, २०२४/चैत्र १४, शके १९४६ भारत प्रिनवाषचन आयेोग निर्वाचा सद, अशोक रोड,

ई निदल्ली ^{110 001}, निदाक : ²⁸ माचा, ^{2024 08} चाैत्र, ¹⁹⁴⁶ (शोक)

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क्र. सकीणा-२०२३/प्रे.क्र. ७६५/काया. ३३ (निर्वाडणाूक) सामान्ये शासन प्रिवभाग मादामा कामा माग, हैुतःात्मा रािगुरू चाौक, बंई ४०० ०३२. मात्रालीय, माु निदाक ३ एनिप्रेली, २०२४.

प्रेतः मानिहैतःी र्वा आर्वाश्यक कायर्वाहैीसाी अग्रेनितः :—

१. माहैासचालीक, मानिहैतःी र्वा िसपीकक माहैासचालीालीय, मात्रालीय, माु बंई,

२. निल्हैानिधाकारी र्वा निल्हैा निर्वाडणाूक अनिधाकारी (सर्वा),

३. निर्वाडणाूक निणाय अनिधाकारी, लीोकसभा मातःदार सघो (सर्वा),

४. माहैानिदेशोक, दूरदशो, र्वारळी, माु बंई,

५. माहैानिदेशोक, आकाशोर्वाणाी, माु बंई,

६. उपी निल्हैा निर्वाडणाूक अनिधाकारी (सर्वा).

शरद दळवी, अर्वार सनिचार्वा र्वा उपी माुख्य निर्वाडणाूक अनिधाकारी, माहैाराष्ट्रॉ राज्य.