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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

No. 1401/DM/RO/D2/GELS/2024/667.

Puducherry, dated 16th March 2024.

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 control,

and those instructions are to be complied, within letter and spirit by all concerned;

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

2024 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, it is necessary and expedient in public interest that for the

above reasons and for the purpose of preventing defacement, all political/election-

related advertisements in public 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 Lok Sabha, 2024, 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 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 Lok Sabha, 2024. However, programmes conducted by the

Government under the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation

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

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

KULOTHUNGAN. A., I.A.S.,

Special Secretary to Government,

(Revenue).

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