By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
02nd December:- The general election to
the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has been scheduled to be held on 18.12.2016.The
political parties, contesting candidates and the press media are participating
in the election actively. For the same The Election Commission of India has imposed
restrictions on publication of result of exit poll and opinion poll at the time
of elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
Therefore, in exercise of
the powers conferred by S. K. Srivastava, State Election Commissioner of
U.T Chandigarh under article 243K and 243ZA of the Constitution of India
read with the provisions of section 10 of The Panjab Municipal Corporation Act,
1976 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh, by The Punjab Municipal
Corporation law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994, has hereby
directed:-
The poll for the
aforesaid general election will be conducted on 18.12.2016 during
the hours of 8.00 A.M. and 5.00 P.M. (till the last voter in queue
has casted his or her vote). It is hereby notified that the period between 8.00
A.M. and 5.00 P.M. as aforesaid on 18.12.2016 shall be 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 said general election, shall be prohibited.
It is further clarified
that displaying any election matter including results of any opinion poll or
any other poll survey, in any electronic media, would also be prohibited during
the period of 48 hours ending with the hours fixed for conclusion of poll for
the aforesaid general election.
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