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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
No. E.60/AE/GEPLA-2021-1384.
Puducherry, dated 25th March 2021.
The Notification No. 576/EXIT/2021SDR/Vol.-I, dated 24-03-2021 of the
Election Commission of India, New Delhi, is republished for information of the
public.
SHURBIR SINGH, I.A.S.,
Chief Electoral Officer.
Registered with the Registrar
of Newspapers for India
under No. 10410
Registered No. PY/44/2021-23
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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110 001,
No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/VOl-I.
Dated : 24th March, 2021,
3 Chaitra, Saka, 1942.
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the Election Commission has announced the schedule for the
General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal and Puducherry vide Press Note No. EC1/PN/16/2021, dated 26th
February, 2021.
Whereas, the Election Commission has announced the schedule for the
Bye-elections from 6-Malappuram Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala and
39-Kanniyakumari Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu vide Press Note
No. ECI/PN/17/2021, dated 26th February, 2021; and
Whereas, the Election Commission has announced the schedule for the
Bye-elections from 23-Tirupati (SC) Parliamentary Constituency of Andhra Pradesh
& 2-Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency of Karnataka, 125-Morva Hadaf (ST)
Assembly Constituency of Gujarat, 13-Madhupur Assembly Constituency of
Jharkhand, 47-Basavakalyan & 59-Maski (ST) Assembly Constituencies of
Karnataka, 55-Damoh Assembly Constituency of Madhya Pradesh, 252-Pandharpur
Assembly Constituency of Maharashtra, 26-Serchhip (ST) Assembly Constituency
of Mizoram, 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency of Nagaland, 110-Pipili
Assembly Constituency of Odisha, 179-Sahara, 24-Sujangarh (SC) & 175-Rajsamand
Assembly Constituencies of Rajasthan, 87-Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly Constituency
of Telangana and 49-Salt Assembly Constituency of Uttarakhand vide Press Note
No. ECI/PN/28/2021, dated 16th March, 2021.
And whereas, Section 126A of The Representation of the People Act, 1951
(in short R.P. Act, 1951) specifies that “(1) No person shall conduct any exit poll
and publish or publicise by means of the print or electronic media or disseminate
in any other manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll during such period, as
may be notified by the Election Commission in this regard.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Election Commission shall,
by a general order, notify the date and time having due regard to the following,
namely:-
(a) In case of a General election, the period may commence from the
beginning of the hours fixed for poll on the first day of poll and continue till half
an hour after closing of the poll in all the States and Union territories;
Provided that in case of a number of bye-elections held together on
different days, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours fixed for
poll on the first day of poll and continue till half an hour after closing of the last
poll.
(3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with
fine or with both.”
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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 27th March, 2021 (Saturday) and 7.30 p.m. on 29th April, 2021
(Thursday) 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 aforesaid
General Elections/Bye-elections, 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 General elections and Bye-elections.
(By order)
N.T. BHUTIA,
Secretary.
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