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. CANDAVELOU, I.A.S.,
Chief Electoral Officer.
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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.
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