Goa Gazette, No. 2526-52, 27 March 2026

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Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Panaji, ²⁷th March, ²⁰²⁶ (Chaitra ⁶, ¹⁹⁴⁸) SERIES II No. 52

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

No. 2

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

Notification

No. 5-9-2026/ELEC Date : 25-Mar-2026 The following Notification No. 576/EXIT/2026/SDR/Vol.I dated 20-03-2026 issued by the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, under Section 30 of Representation of People Act, 1951, regarding the bye-elections of 21—Ponda Assembly Constituency, in the State of Goa, is hereby published for general information.

Sanjay Goel, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer.

Panaji.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001

Dated: 20th March, 2026

Notification

No. 576/EXIT/2026/SDR/Vol.I

Whereas, the schedule for the current General election to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry and bye-elections to 8 Assembly Constituencies in 6 States (as per Annexure-I) have been announced by the Election Commission vide Press Notes No. ECI/PN/029/2026 and No. ECI/PN/030/2026 both dated 15th March, 2026; and

2. 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.

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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 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;

(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 fixed 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 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 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."

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 on 9th April, 2026 (Thursday) and 6:30 PM on 29th April, 2026 (Wednesday), as the period during which conducting and publishing or publicizing exit poll 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 election and 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 the conclusion of the poll in connection with the aforesaid general election and bye elections.

By order,

(S. B. Joshi) Principal Secretary.

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ANNEXURE-I

भारत कनवाचन आर्योग

कनवाचन सदन, र्अोि र्रोड, नई कदी-110001

कदनांि: 20 माच, 2026

अकधसूचना

सं. 576/एट/2026/एसडीआर/ख–I

यतः कनवाचन आर्योग ेि ेस र्नोट संा ECI/PN/029/2026 तथा संा ECI/PN/030/2026, र्दोनं कदनांि 15 माच, 2026; ेि जरए असम, ेि रल, तकमलनाडु, पकम बंगाल और पुडुचेरी कवधानसभाओं ेि वतमान साधारण कनवाचन एवं 6 रां ेि 8 कवधानसभा कनवाचन ें (अनुलि-I ेि अनुसार) ेि उप कनवाचनं ेि कलए ाियम ीि र्घोषणा रि दी गई है; और

2. यतः, र्लोि कतकनकध अकधकनयम, 1951 (संेप म र्लो..अकधकनयम, 1951) ीि धारा 126ि म यह कवकनकद कयिा गया है कि "(1) र्ोिई भी र्ोिई कनगम मत सवण नहीं रिेगा और कसिी कनगम मत सवण ेि परणाम ाि, ऐसी अवकध ेि दौरान र्जो कनवाचन आर्योग ारा इस संबंध म अकधसूकचत ीि जाए, कंट या इलेॉकनि मीकडया ेि माम से ािन या चार या कसिी भी ािर ीि अ रीकत म सार नहीं रिेगा।

(2) कनवाचन आर्योग, उपधारा (1) ेि र्योजन ेि कलए, कनकलखत र्ोि ान म रखते ए साधारण आदे ारा तारीख और समय अकधसूकचत रिेगा, अथात :-

(ि) साधारण कनवाचन ीि दा म, वह अवकध मतदान ेि पहले कदन ेि संबंध म मतदान ेि कलए कनयत समय ेि आरंभ र्होने से ु र्होगी और सभी रां और संघ रा-ें म मतदान समा र्होने ेि आधे घंटे ति जारी रहेगी;

(ख) कसिी उप-कनवाचन या एि साथ रिाए जाने वाले अनेि उप-कनवाचनं ीि दा म वह अवकध मतदान ेि पहले कदन से ही मतदान ेि कलए कनयत समय ेि आरंभ र्होने से ु र्होगी और मतदान समा र्होने ेि पात् आधे घंटे ति जारी रहेगी;

परंतु कभ-कभ कदनं पर एि साथ रिाए जाने वाले अनेि उप-कनवाचनं ीि दा म, वह अवकध मतदान ेि पहले कदन ेि संबंध म मतदान ेि कलए कनयत समय ेि आरंभ र्होने से ु र्होगी और अंकतम मतदान समा र्होने ेि पात आधे घंटे ति जारी रहेगी।

(3) र्ोिई , र्जो इस धारा ेि उपबंधं ाि उंघन रिेगा ऐसी अवकध ेि ािरावास से, र्जो र्दो वष ति ीि र्हो सेिगी या जुमाने से या र्दोनं से, दंडनीय र्होगा।"

3. अब, इसकलए, र्लोि कतकनकध अकधकनयम, 1951 ीि धारा 126ि ीि उपधारा (1) ेि अधीन यं ाि र्योग रिते ए कनवाचन आर्योग उ धारा ीि उप-धारा (2) ेि उपबंधं ेि कगत 9 अैल, 2026 (गुवार) र्ोि ातः 7:00 बजे से लेरि 29 अैल, 2026 (बुधवार) र्ोि अपरा 6:30 बजे ेि बीच ीि अवकध र्ोि, ऐसी अवकध ेि प म अकधसूकचत रिता है कजसेि दौरान ऊपर उखत साधारण कनवाचन एवं उप कनवाचनं ेि संदभ म कसिी भी ािर ेि एट र्पोल ाि आर्योजन रिने तथा कंट या इले ॉकनि मीकडया ारा इसेि परणाम ेि ािन या चार अथवा कसिी भी अ तरीेि से उसाि चार-सार रिने पर कतबंध र्होगा।

4. यह भी कयिा जाता है कि र्लोि कतकनकध अकधकनयम, 1951 ीि धारा 126(1)(ख) ेि अधीन उपयु साधारण कनवाचन एवं उप चुनार्वो ेि संबंध म मतदान ीि समा ेि कलए कनयत समय पर समा र्होने वाली 48 घंटं ीि अवकध ेि दौरान कसिी भी इले ाकनि मीकडया म कसिी भी ओकपकनयन र्पोल या कसिी अ मतदान सवण ेि परणामं सकहत कसिी भी ािर ेि कनवाचन संबंधी मामले ेि दन पर कतबंध र्होगा ।

आदे से,

(एस.बी. र्जोी)

धान सकचव1863 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES II No. 52 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 2) 27TH MARCH, 2026

Department of Finance

Office of the Commissioner of State Tax

Order

No. CCT/5-4/GRATIPOS/2025-26/6797 Date : 27-Mar-2026 Read: 1) The Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty, Other Dues through Settlement) Act, 2023 (Goa Act 34 of 2023) notified vide Notification No. 7/30/2023-LA dated 08- 09-2023 published in the Official Gazette, Extraordinary No. 3, Series I dated 08-09- 2023.

2) The Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty, Other Due through Settlement) (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Goa Act 13 of 2025) notified vide Notification No. 7/19/2025- LA/120 dated 25-08-2025 published in the Official Gazette, Extraordinary, Series I No. 21 dated 25-08-2025.

Sub.:- Extension of the period for filing of applications for waiver of interest and penalty under Section 8A of the GRATIPOS Act, 2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of Section 8A of the Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty, Other Dues through Settlement) Act, 2023 (Goa Act 34 of 2023) (hereinafter referred to as the "said Act" or "GRATIPOS Act"), I, the Commissioner of State Tax, hereby extend the period for filing of applications for waiver of interest and penalty under Section 8A of the said Act, by a further period of three months i.e. up to 30th June, 2026 for those persons who have paid 100 % tax in full in treasury on or before 31-12-2025 shown as payable in Clause (a) or (b) or (c) of Section 8A(1) of said Act.

Given under the seal of this office.

S. S. Gill, IAS, Commissioner of State Tax.

Panaji.

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