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Part V—Section 4

Notifi cations by the Election Commission of India

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NOTIFICATION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

ELECTION COMMISSION'S NOTIFICATION REGARDING EXIT POLL AT THE GENERAL ELECTIONS TO

TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 AND BYE-ELECTION TO LOK SABHA FROM 39. KANNIYAKUMARI

PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

No. SRO G-22/2021.

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

dated 24th March, 2021 [3 Chaitra, Saka, 1942] is republished:—

No. 576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.I:-

Whereas, the Election Commission has announced the schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative

Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Puducherry vide Press Note No. ECI/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. ECl/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. ECl/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)

specifi es 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 notifi ed by the

Election Commission in this regard.

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(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 fi xed for poll on the fi rst

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 diff erent days, the period may commence from the

beginning of the hours fi xed for poll on the fi rst 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 fi ne or with both.”

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 notifi es the period between

7.00 A.M on 27th March, 2021 (Saturday) and 7.30 PM 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 clarifi ed 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 fi xed for conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas in connection with General Elections and Bye-elections.

(By Order)

N.T. Bඐඝගඑඉ,

Secretary,

Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Offi cer and

25th March, 2021.

Principal Secretary to Government.

Public (Elections) Department.

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