ECI prohibits Exit & Opinion Poll from 12 Nov to 5 Dec
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has prohibited the result of any exit poll in connection with the current general election to the legislative assemblies of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. In a notification issued on 10th November, ECI has notified the period between 8.00 A.M. on 12th November, 2022 to 5.30 P.M. on 5th December, 2022 as prohibition period for conducting any Exit Poll and publishing or publicizing it by means of the print and electronic media or disseminating the same in any other manner.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesman of Election Department said that as per the notification, 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 conclusion of poll in connection with the general elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat under Section 126(1) (b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
