Updated October 15th, 2019 at 16:59 IST
EC puts a ban on exit polls between 7 am and 6:30 pm on October 21
The EC announced that there would be a ban on the exit polls from 7 am to 6:30 pm on October 21 and on publishing of print ads on and before the polling day.
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Ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls and the bypolls to 51 Assembly constituencies, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, announced that there would be a ban on the exit polls from 7 am to 6:30 pm on October 21. Apart from the ban on the exit polls, the EC also said that no political party or candidate contesting the elections will be allowed to publish any print advertisements unless they are pre-certified by the Chief Electoral Officer of the state. Sheyphali Sharan, spokesperson of the ECI, also stated that displaying any election matter including results of opinion polls by any electronic media will be prohibited during the period of 48 hours after the conclusion of the polls in respective areas.
ECI Spokesperson announces prohibitions on election day
Sharan, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, stated a few prohibitory measures for the upcoming assembly and by-elections on October 21. Sharan first tweeted about the ban on exit polls from 7 am to 6:30 pm.
General Elections to the LAs of Haryana & Maharashtra and bye elections to 51 Assembly Constituencies of 17 States &23-Samastipur (SC) PC in Bihar & 45-Satara PC in Maharashtra to be held simultaneously - Ban on EXIT POLL from 7am to 630pm on 21st October https://t.co/4doTp5EjZY
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI)
In another tweet, Sharan announced the prohibition on display of any election matter by the electronic media. She also tweeted about the 'Compendium of Instructions on Media Related Matters'.
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Also Displaying any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey, in any electronic media, would b prohibited during the period of 48hrs ending with the hours fixed for conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI)
Compendium of Instructions on Media Related Matters https://t.co/R3OHgULZRx
— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI)
Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Elections
Haryana, along with Maharashtra will go to polls on October 21 whereas the results of the elections will be announced on October 24. 17 states which include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh will also witness by-elections for the vacant seats on October 21 with their result being announced on October 24.
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Published October 15th, 2019 at 16:07 IST