State Election Commission, Puducherry, 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.

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No. 221 Poudouchéry Mercredi 29 Septembre 2021 (7 Asvina 1943)

No. Puducherry Wednesday 29th September 2021

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

No. 1401/DM/RO/D2/CIVIC/2021/142.

Puducherry, dated 24th September 2021.

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the State Election Commission, Puducherry, 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, these instructions are to be complied with in letter and spirit by all concerned;

A n d w h e r e a s , i n v i e w o f t h e f o r t h c o m i n g C i v i c E l e c t i o n s i n t h e Union territory of Puducherry-2021, and in order to ensure, holding of free and fair elections and level playing field to all Political parties/candidates, the State Election Commission has reiterated that no Political Party/Association/Body or candidate or their workers or supporters or sympathizers shall deface or spoil an 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, hoarding, affixtures, erections, paintings, etc., in any public place and also in the private properties open to public view;

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 Civic Elections to the 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 Civic Elections to the Union territory of Puducherry-2021. However, the 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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