ECI notifies on general election

Election Commission has notified that the schedule for the general elections of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura has been announced by the Commission Vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/3/2018 dated January, 18. Whereas as per the schedule so announced by the commission, poll for the election in Meghalaya and Nagaland is scheduled to be taken on February 27 and the poll for the election in the state of Tripura is to be taken on January 18.

As per the provisions of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act1951, there shall be restrictions on conduct of any exit poll and publication and dissemination of result of such exit poll during such period as may be notified by the election commission in this regard:

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers under sub-section (I) 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 hereby notifies the period between 7 a.m on February18 and 4:30 p.m on February 27 as the period during which conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicising 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 current general elections to the legislative assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura announced by the commission vide press note dated January 18 shall be prohibited.

Further, it has clarified that under Section 126 (I) (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 hour fixed for conclusion of poll in each of the phases in connection with the aforesaid general elections.