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No. 42 Poudouchéry Vendredi 8 Mars 2019 (17 Phalguna 1940)
No. Puducherry Friday 8th March 2019
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
No. 1901/DM/RO/D2/GEHP/2019/72.
Puducherry, the 6th March 2019.
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the Election Commission of India has issued instructions for prevention of defacement of property and other campaign related items for the smooth and fair conduct of elections by maintaining law and order under control and those instructions are to be complied, within letter and spirit by all concerned;
And whereas, in view of the forthcoming General Elections to the House of People, 2019 and in order to ensure, holding free and fair elections and level playing field to all political parties/candidates, the Election Commission of India has reiterated that no political party/association/body or candidate or their workers or supporters or sympathizers shall deface or spoil any private or public premises, halls/auditoriums, other public properties, vehicles and other campaign related items by pasting posters, writing slogans, painting symbols, putting-up arches, banners, hoardings, affixtures, erections, paintings, etc., in any public place and also in private properties open to public view;
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 1142 1142And whereas, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in public interest that for the abovesaid reasons and for the purpose of preventing defacement, all political/election-related advertisements in public and private places open to public view shall be prohibited in the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Puducherry Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 2000 (Act No.6 of 2000), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby directs that on and from the date of announcement of forthcoming General Election to the House of People, 2019 by the Election Commission of India, no person shall impair or interfere with the appearance and beauty or damage, disfigure, erect, fix , spoil or injure in any manner or deface any place open to public view in the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry, by writing or marking with ink, chalk, paint or any other material for the purpose of political propaganda and electioneering till the completion of the General Elections to the House of People, 2019. However, programmes conducted by the Government under Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) for election purpose are exempted from this notification.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
Dr. T. ARUN, I.A.S.,
Special Secretary (Revenue).