लोक सभा 2019 के लिए साधारण निर्वाचन और आंध्र प्रदेश, अरूणाचल प्रदेश, ओडिशा और सिक्‍किम के विधान सभाओं और 12 राज्‍यों की 37 विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए साधारण निर्वाचन को साथ साथ आयोजित किया जाना – एग्‍जिट पोल

 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 11^th April, 2019 (Thursday) and 6:30 PM on 19^th 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 in connection with the current General Elections to the House of the People, 2019, and the State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim 2019, and bye-elections from assembly constituencies announced vide Press Notes No. ECI/PN/23/2019 dated 10^thMarch, 2019, ECI/PN/26/2019 dated 13^th March, 2019 and ECI/PN/28/2019 dated 14^th March, 2019, to be held simultaneously with the general election to Lok Sabha, shall be prohibited.

        It is further clarified that under Section 126(1)(b) of the R.P. 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 hours fixed for conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas in connection with aforesaid General elections and bye-elections.