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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;

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Printed at: Government Central Press, Puducherry.

Posted at: Puducherry HPO on every Tuesday

And 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).

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