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No. 81 Poudouchéry Jeudi 11 Avril 2019 (21 Chaitra 1941)
No. Puducherry Thursday 11th April 2019
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
No. E.60/2019-1337.
Puducherry, the 10th April 2019.
NOTIFICATION
The Notification No. 576/Exit/2019/SDR-Vol-I, dated 07-04-2019 of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, is republished for the information of general public.
Dr. V. C AN DAVE L OU, I.A.S., Chief Electoral Officer.
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 1524 1524ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
No. 576/Exit/2019/SDR-Vol.I.
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110 001
Dated: 7th April, 2019/
17 Chaitra, 1941 (Saka).
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the schedule for the General Elections to the House of the People, 2019, State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim 2019 and Bye-Elections in the State Legislative Assemblies of Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, were announced by the Commission vide Press Notes bearing Nos. ECI/PN/23/2019, dated 10th March, 2019, ECI/PN/26/2019, dated 13th March, 2019 and EC1/PN/28/2019, dated 14th March, 2019.
2. And whereas, as per the provisions of section 126A of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (in short R.P. 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 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 11th April, 2019 (Thursday) and 6.30 p.m. on 19th May, 2019 (Sunday) 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 current General Elections to the House of the People, 2019, and the State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim 2019, and Bye-Elections from assembly constituencies announced vide Press Notes referred to above, to be held simultaneously with the general election to Lok Sabha, 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 conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas in connection with aforesaid General elections and Bye-Elections.
(By order)
K.F. WILFRED,
Senior Principal Secretary.