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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

( No. 1401/DM/RO/D2/GEPLA/2021, Puducherry, dated 26th February 2021)

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 the control

and those instructions are to be complied with in letter and spirit by all concerned;

And whereas, in view of the forthcoming General Elections to the

Puducherry Legislative Assembly, 2021 and in order to ensure, holding of 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 the private properties open to public view;

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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 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 General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Union territory

of Puducherry, 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

Puducherry Legislative Assembly, 2021. However, programmes conducted by the

Government under the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation

(SVEEP) for election purpose are hereby exempted from this notification.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor).

PURVA GARG, I.A.S.,

Special Secretary to Government,

(Revenue).

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