THE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PART-V EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 15-B] HYDERABAD, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021.
STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION
OF INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS
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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER , TELANGANA
ELECTIONS - MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT - BYE-ELECTION TO 87-NAGARJUNA SAGAR ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY, NALGONDA DISTRICT OF TELANGANA STATE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 17-04-2021 (SATURDAY) - RESTRICTIONS ON CONDUCT OF EXIT POLL AND PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESULT IN ANY MANNER - NOTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA.
[Memo No.1198/Elecs.A/A1/2021-58, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana,
30th March, 2021].
The following Notification of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001, Dated 24th March, 2021, 3 Chaitra, Saka, 1942 is published:-
NOTIFICATION
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. ECI/PN/17/2021 dated 26th February, 2021; and 2 TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part - V 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 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 contravenses the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment
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for a term which may extend to two years or with fine 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 notifies 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 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, Election Commission of India.
Dr. SHASHANK GOEL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Spl. Chief Secretary to Government.