Publication of Commission Order

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 85] NEW DELHI, SATUR DAY , MARCH 30, 2024 /CHAITRA 10, 1946 CG-DL-E-30032024-253455 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFIC ATION New Delhi, the 28th March , 202 4 O.N. 93(E).— Whereas, the schedule for the General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2024 and bye -election to 25 Assembly Constituencies in 1 2 States (as per annexure -1) as announced by the Election Commission vide Press Notes No. ECI/PN/23/2024 and No. ECI/PN/24/2024 both dated 16th March 2024 read with Press Note No. ECI/PN/32/2024 dated 27th March, 2024. 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 m anner, 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 d ue 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 te rritories; (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; Provid ed 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 wh o 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 7.00A .M on 19th April, 2024 (Friday) and 6.30 PM on 1st June, 2024 (Saturday) 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 current General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2024 and bye-election to 25 Assembly Constituencies in 12 States (as per annexure -1) to be held simultaneously with the general election to Lok Sabha, 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 elections and bye -elections. [No. 576/EXIT/2024/SDR/Vol.I ] By O rder, S. B. JOSHI , Pr. Secy. ANNEXURE -1 SL. No. Name of State Assembly Constituency No. & Name 1. Bihar 195-Agiaon(SC) 2. Gujarat 26 - Vijapur 3. 108 - Khambhat 4. 136 - Vaghodia 5. 85 - Manavadar 6. 83 - Porbandar 7. Haryana 21-Karnal 8. Jharkhand 31- Gandey 9. Tripura 7- Ramnagar 10. Uttar Pradesh 136 - Dadraul 11. 173 - Lucknow East 12. 292 - Gainsari 13. 403 – Duddhi (ST) 14. West Bengal 62-Bhagawangola 15. 113- Baranagar 16. Telangana 71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC) 17. Himachal Pradesh 18 - Dharamshala 18. 21 – Lahaul&Spiti (ST) 19. 37 - Sujanpur 20. 39 - Barsar 21. 42 - Gagret 22. 45 - Kutlehar 23. Rajasthan 165 – Bagidora (ST) 24. Karnataka 36 – Shorapur (ST) 25. Tamil Nadu 233 - Vilavancode Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Public ations, Delhi -110054.