TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Part V—Section 4

Notification by the Election Commission of India

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

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chennai, Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Purattasi 28, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

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NOTIFICATION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

ELECTION COMMISSION’S NOTIFICATION REGARDING EXIT POLL AT THE BYE-ELECTIONS TO TAMIL NADU

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 75. VIKRAVANDI AND 227. NANGUNERI ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES

No. SRO G-55/2019

The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001,

dated 12th October, 2019 is published:-

No.576/EXIT/SDR/2019/Vol.I:- Whereas, the schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Haryana

& Maharashtra, bye elections from 51 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of 17 States and bye-elections from

23-Samastipur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar & 45-Satara Parliamentary Constituency in the State

of Maharashtra, were announced by the Commission vide Press Notes dated 21st September, 2019, 22nd September, 2019

and dated 24th September, 2019, with poll scheduled to be taken on 21-10-2019 for all the elections; and

2. 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.

and 6.30 P.M. on 21-10-2019 (Monday), 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

above mentioned General Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Haryana & Maharashtra and bye elections from

51 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of 17 States and bye elections from 23-Samastipur (SC) Parliamentary

Constituency in the State of Bihar & 45-Satara Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Maharashtra, shall be prohibited.

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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)

N.T. Bhutia,

Secretary,

Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and

15th October, 2019.

Secretary to Government,

Public (Elections) Department.

Annexure-I

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No.

Name of State

Number and Name of Assembly

Constituency

(1)

(2)

(3)

Arunachal Pradesh

56-Khonsa (West)(ST)

Assam

1-Ratabari (SC)

Assam

44-Jania

Assam

74-Rangapara

Assam

106-Sonari

Bihar

54-Kishanganj

Bihar

76-Simri Bakhtiarpur

Bihar

109-Daraunda

Bihar

158-Nathnagar

10.

Bihar

163-Belhar

11.

Chhattisgarh

87-Chitrakot (ST)

12.

Gujarat

8-Tharad

13.

Gujarat

20-Kheralu

14.

Gujarat

50-Amraiwadi

15.

Gujarat

122-Lunawada

16.

Himachal Pradesh

18-Dharamshala

17.

Himachal Pradesh

55-Pachhad (SC)

18.

Kerala

01-Manjeshwar

19.

Kerala

82-Ernakulam

20.

Kerala

102-Aroor

21.

Kerala

114-Konni

22.

Kerala

133- Vattiyoorkavu

23.

Madhya Pradesh

193 – Jhabua (ST)

24.

Meghalaya

26-Shella (ST)

25.

Odisha

2- Bijepur

26.

Pudducherry

10 – Kamraj Nagar

27.

Punjab

29-Phagwara (SC)

28.

Punjab

39-Mukerian

29.

Punjab

68 – Dakha

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No.

Name of State

Number and Name of Assembly

Constituency

(1)

(2)

(3)

30.

Punjab

79 – Jalalabad

31.

Rajasthan

28-Mandawa

32.

Rajasthan

110-Khinwsar

33.

Sikkim

10 – Poklok-Kamrang

34.

Sikkim

24 – Martam-Rumtek (BL)

35.

Sikkim

27 – Gangtok (BL)

36.

Tamil Nadu

75- Vikravandi

37.

Tamil Nadu

227-Nanguneri

38.

Telangana

89-Huzurnagar

39.

Uttar Pradesh

7-Gangoh

40.

Uttar Pradesh

37-Rampur

41.

Uttar Pradesh

77-Iglas (SC)

42.

Uttar Pradesh

175 –Lucknow Cantt.

43.

Uttar Pradesh

212-Govindnagar

44.

Uttar Pradesh

237-Manikpur

45.

Uttar Pradesh

248-Pratapgarh

46.

Uttar Pradesh

269-Zaidpur (.SC)

47.

Uttar Pradesh

280-Jalalpur

48.

Uttar Pradesh

282-Balha (SC)

49.

Uttar Pradesh

354-Ghosi

50.

Gujarat

16-Radhanpur

51.

Gujarat

32-Bayad

(By Order)

N.T. Bhutia,

Secretary,

Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and

15th October, 2019.

Secretary to Government,

Public (Elections) Department.

Annexure-I—Cont.