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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

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ELECTION 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.

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