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No. 146 Poudouchéry Jeudi 10 Novembre 2016 (19 Kartika 1938)
No. Puducherry Thursday 10th November 2016
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
No. E.60/2016-2786.
Puducherry, the 10th November 2016.
The Notification No. 576/EXIT/2016/SDR-Vol.I, dated 3-11-2016 of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi is republished for information of the public.
Dr. V. CANDAVELOU, I.A.S.,
Chief Electoral Officer.
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 1878 1878ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
No. 576/EXIT/2016/SDR-Vol.I.
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110 001,
Dated 3rd November, 2016,
12 Kartika, Saka 1938.
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the schedule for the bye-elections to the House of the People and to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Puducherry were announced by the Commission vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/58/2016, dated 17th October, 2016;
2. And whereas, as per the provisions of section 126A of the Represention of people Act, 1951, there shall be restrictions on conduct of any exit poll and publication and dissemination of result of such exit poll during such period as may be notified by the Election Commission in this regard;
3. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1) of section 126A of the Represention of people 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 5.30 p.m. on 19-11-2016(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 said bye-elections announced vide the Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/58/2016, dated 17th October, 2016 from 14-Lakhimpur Parliamentary Constituency and 20-Baithalangso(ST) Assembly Constituency in Assam, 45-Hayuliang(ST) Assembly Constituency in Arunachal Pradesh, 12-Shahdol(ST) Parliamentary Constituency and 179-Nepanagar(ST) Assembly Constituency in Madhya Pradesh, 1-Coochbehar(SC) and 30-Tamluk Parliamentary Constituencies in West Bengal, 263-Monteswar Assembly Constituency in West Bengal, 195-Thiruparankundram Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu, 4-Barjala and 25-Khowai Assembly Constituencies in Tripura and 17-Nellithope Assembly Constituency in Puducherry, shall be prohibited;
4. It is further clarified that under section 126(l)(b) of the Represention of people 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)
K.F. WILFRED, Principal Secretary.