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BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 08, OCTOBER, 2021 (ASHWAYUJA , 16, SHAKAVARSHA, 1943) No. 827
PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
No. DPAR 70 CHUVISA 2021, Bengaluru, Dated: 8th October 2021.
The following Notification No.576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II, dated: 6th October 2021 of the
Election Commission of India is published hereunder for general information:
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001
No.576/EXIT/2021/SDR/Vol.II Dated: 6th October, 2021
14 Ashwin, Saka, 1943
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the schedule for the bye elections to the 3 Parliamentary Constituencies of UT of
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh States and
30 Assembly Constituencies of 14 States ( as per Annexure-I), announced vide the Election
Commission’s Press Note No. ECI/PN/83/2021 dated 28th September, 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;
(1)2
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.”
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)(b) of the said
Section, hereby notifies the period between 6.00 A.M. and 7.30 P.M. on 30-10-2021
(Saturday), 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 bye-elections, shall be prohibited.
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
for the aforesaid bye-elections.
By order,
(NARENDRA N.BUTOLIA)
Sr. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
(K.M. PRANESH)
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer and
Ex-Officio Under Secretary to Govt.
D.P.A.R (Elections) (I/C).
Annexure-I
Sl. No. Name of State Number & Name of Parliamentary
Constituency
1 UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli Dadra & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu
2 Madhya Pradesh 28-Khandwa
3 Himachal Pradesh 2-MandiR.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19
Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297
3
Sl. No. Name of State Number & Name of Assembly Constituency
1 Andhra Pradesh 124-Badvel(SC)
2 Assam 28-Gossaigaon
3 Assam 41-Bhabanipur
4 Assam 58-Tamulpur
5 Assam 101-Mariani
6 Assam 107-Thowra
7 Bihar 78-Kusheshwar Asthan(SC)
8 Bihar 164-Tarapur
9 Haryana 46- Ellenabad
10 Himachal Pradesh 08-Fatehpur
11 Himachal Pradesh 50-Arki
12 Himachal Pradesh 65-Jubbal-Kotkhai
13 Karnataka 33-Sindgi
14 Karnataka 82-Hangal
15 Madhya Pradesh 45-Prithvipur
16 Madhya Pradesh 62-Raigaon(SC)
17 Madhya Pradesh 192-Jobat(ST)
18 Maharashtra 90-Deglur(SC)
19 Meghalaya 13-Mawryngkneng(ST)
20 Meghalaya 24-Mawphlang(ST)
21 Meghalaya 47-Rajabala
22 Mizoram 4-Tuirial(ST)
23 Nagaland 58-Shamtorr-Chessore(ST)
24 Rajasthan 155-Vallabhnagar
25 Rajasthan 157-Dhariawad(ST)
26 Telangana 31-Huzurabad
27 West Bengal 7-Dinhata
28 West Bengal 86-Santipur
29 West Bengal 109-Khardaha
30 West Bengal 127-Gosaba(SC)
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