April 10, 2019: The Election Commission has prohibited the conducting of any exit poll and publishing/publicizing the result of any exit poll between 7.00 A.M on 11th April, 2019 (Thursday) and 6:30 PM on 19th May, 2019 (Sunday).
The Commission has issued the notification (No. 576/Exit/2019/SDR-Vol.I) to this effect on 09.04.2019.
The notification provides “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 7.00 A.M on 11th April, 2019 (Thursday) and 6:30 PM on 19th May, 2019 (Sunday) 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”.
The notification has also prohibited display of any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey, in any electronic media during the period of 48 hours ending with the hours fixed for conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas in connection with aforesaid General elections and bye-elections.
Read the notification here:
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