Guidelines for general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat and by-elections on vacant seats in Uttar Pradesh.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NIRVACHAN SADAN ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI-110001,

No. 576/EXIT/2022/SDR/Vol.-II Dated : 19th November, 2022

NOTIFICATION

WHEREAS, the Election Commission has already announced the program for General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat as per the schedule announced and Notifications for the General Elections in these two States were issued on the dates mentioned below :–

(i) Himachal Pradesh on October 17, 2022, and

(ii) Gujarat on November 5, 2022 and November 10, 2022

2. WHEREAS, the Election Commission vide its Press Note no. ECI/PN/83/2022, dated November 5, 2022, has announced schedule for bye-elections in 21-Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, 01-Padampur Assembly Constituency of Odisha, 21-Sardarshahar Assembly Constituency of Rajasthan, 93-Kurhani Assembly Constituency of Bihar, 80-Bhaunpratappur (ST) Assembly Constituency of Chhattisgarh and 37-Rampur Assembly Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and vide its Press Note no. ECI/PN/87/2022, dated November 8, 2022, has announced schedule for bye-election in 15-Khatauli Assembly Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

3. WHEREAS, the Election Commission vide its Press Note no. ECI/PN/88/2022, dated November 10, 2022, has revised the schedule of bye-election in 37-Rampur Assembly Constituency of Urrar Pradesh.

4. 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), Election Commission shall, by a general order, notify the date and time having due regard to the following, namely :-

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;

(b) In case of a bye-election or a number of bye-elections held together, the period may commence from the beginning of the hours fised for poll on and from the first day of poll and continue till half an hour after closing of the poll:

Provided that in case of a number of bye-elections held together on differrent days, the period may commence from the begginning 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 contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both."

5. WHEREAS, the Commission had notified the period between 8:00 A.M. on November 12, 2022 (Saturday) and 5:30 P.M. on December 5, 2022 (Monday) as the period during which conducting any Exit Poll and publishing or publicizing by means of the print or electonic media or dissemination in any other manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll in conncetion with the current General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat; were prohibited.

6. NOW, THEREFORE, in view of announcement of bye-election vide Commission's Press Note no. ECI/PN/83/2022, dated November 5, 2022 and no.ECI/PN/87/2022 dated November 8, 2022, in exercise of the powers under sub-section (1) of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission, having regard to the provisions of sub-section (2) of the said Section, in supersession of its notification no 576/EXIT/2022/SDR/Vol.-I, dated November 10, 2022, hereby notifies the period between 8:00 A.M. on November 12, 2022 (Saturday) and 6:30 P.M. on December 5, 2022 (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 aforesaid General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat and abovementioned bye-elections, shall be prohibited.

7. 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 connection with the aforesaid General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat and abovementioned bye-elections.

By order,

S. B. JOSHI,

Principal Secretary.

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By order,

AJAY KUMAR SHUKLA,

Secretary.

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