ECI bans Exit Poll for elections to Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan, Telangana, Mizoram assemblies

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New Delhi : The Election Commission of India (ECI), in exercise of the powers under sub-section(1) of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, notified the period between 7am  on November 12, 2018, and 5.30 pm  on December 7, 2018, as the period during which conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicising  the result of exit poll by means of the print or electronic media or in any other manner shall be prohibited in the ongoing general elections to the  Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram & Telangana.

Further, under Section 126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People 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 phase in connection with the aforesaid general elections, according to a PIB release. The ECI issued a notification to this effect on November 8, 2018.