The Election Commission of India (ECI,) on the 15th of October, announced a ban on exit polls from 7:00 A.M., to 6:30 P.M., on the 21st of October for Assembly elections and by elections.
The ECI issued a release, “General Elections to the LAs of Haryana and Maharashtra and by elections to 51 Assembly Constituencies of 17 States and 23 Samastipur (SC) PC in Bihar and 45 Satara PC in Maharashtra to be held simultaneously – Ban on EXIT POLL from 7:00 A.M., to 6:30 P.M., on the 21st of October.”
Sheyphali Sharan, the Spokesperson of the ECI, took to Twitter and announced the same.
She posted another tweet which read, “Also 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 hrs ending with the hours fixed for conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas.”
Approximately 17 states would conduct by elections for 51 assembly constituencies.
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh will conduct the by elections on the 21st of October.
Maharashtra and Haryana will conduct Assembly elections for 288 and 90 Assembly seats respectively on the 21st of October.
The results of the Assembly elections and the by elections will be announced on the 24th of October.
Stay tuned for further updates.
