preparation for polling -india election 2014

WELCOME

GENERAL ELECTION 2014

Dear brothers, sisters and friends

I. NOTIFICATION

II. NOMINATION

III. SCRUTINY AND ALLOTMENT OF SYMBOLS

IV. BALLOT PAPERS

V. COMMISSIONING OF E.V.M

VI. ARRANGEMENTS FOR POLL

VII. CONDUCT OF POLL

VIII. COUNTING OF VOTES

IX. A/C OF ELECTION EXPENSES

ELECTION PROCEDURES (PUT IT INTO NUTSHELL)

AMENDMENTS

As amended in the Conduct of Election Amendment)Rules, 2013, after rule 49Athe proviso is added that a printer with a drop box of such design as approved by the ECI, may be attached to a voting machine for printing a paper trail of the vote, in such constituency or Constituencies or part thereof as the ECI may direct. This instrument is known as the Voters Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)

After the panel containing the name and particulars of the last candidate on the ballot paper for Postal Ballot, EVM Ballot as well as Tender and Braille ballot, there shall be a panel below the last panel with the words ‘None of the Above’ written therein, for the benefit of those electors who may wish to exercise the option of not voting for any of the candidates in the fray. Those words shall be written in the same language or languages as used in case of names of candidates. The size of the panel shall be the same as in the case of the candidates.

N O T A

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ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTSNow, therefore, after taking into account all relevant factors and the legal andfactual position, the Election Commission hereby directs that all electors in each of the 60Assembly Constituencies, in Manipur, for the general election notified on 4th January,2012, shall produce their EPIC for establishing their identity before casting their votes.Electors who do not have EPIC shall have to produce any of the following alternativephoto documents for establishing their identity

ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTS

(i) Passport,(ii) Driving Licence,(iii) Income Tax Identity ( PAN ) Card,(iv) Service Identity Cards having photograph, issued to its employees byState/Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings, LocalBodies or Public Limited Companies,(v) Passbook with Photograph issued by Public Sector Banks/Post Office andKisan Passbook (Accounts opened on or before 31-12-2011),

ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTS(vi) SC/ST/OBC certificate issued by competent authority with photographissued on or 31-12-2011,(vii)Pension Documents such as ex-servicemen’s Pension Book/PensionPayment Order, ex-servicemen’s Widow/Dependent Certificates, Old AgePension Order, Widow Pension Order with photograph (issuedon or before 31-12-2011),(viii) Freedom Fighter Identity Card with photograph.(ix) Arms Licenses with photograph, issued on or before 31-12-2011

ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTS

(x) Certificate of Physical Handicap with photograph issued by theCompetent Authority on or before 31-12-2011,(xi) Health Insurance Scheme Smart Card with photograph (Ministry ofLabour’s Scheme) issued up to 31-12-2011,(xii) Property Document with Photograph such as pattas, RegisteredDeeds, etc.(xiii) Job Cards with photograph under the National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme issued on or before 31-12- 2011,(xiv) Authenticated ‘Photo Voter Slip’ issued by Election Machinery

a. Constitution of Indiab. Representation of Peoples Act, 1950

c. Representation of Peoples Act, 1951

d. Conduct of Election Rules, 1961

e. Election Symbols (Reservation and allotment) order 1968

f. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order

g. Indian Penal Code 1860

HOLY BOOKS OF ELECTION

Article 324 (1) - The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State and of elections to the offices of President and Vice-President held under this Constitution shall be vested in the Election Commission.

Article 324 (2) – The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President.

Article 324 (3) – When any other Election Commissioner is so appointed the Chief Election Commissioner shall act as the Chairman of the Election Commission.

Representation of the People Act, 1951

• 26. Appointment of presiding officers for polling stations.—(1) The district election officer shall appoint a presiding officer for each polling station and such polling officer or officers as he thinks necessary, but he shall not appoint any person who has been employed by or on behalf of, or has been otherwise working for, a candidate in or about the election

[Provided further that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent the [district election officer] from appointing the same person to be the presiding officer for more than one polling station in the same premises.]26(2) A polling officer shall, if so directed by the presiding officer, perform all or any of the functions of a presiding officer under this Act or any rules or orders made there under.

ABSENCE OF A PRESIDING OFFICER

• 26(3) If the presiding officer, owing to illness or other unavoidable cause, is obliged to absent himself from the polling station, his functions shall be performed by such polling officer as has been previously authorized by the [district election officer] to perform such functions during any such absence

27. General duty of the presiding officer.

• It shall be the general duty of the presiding officer at a polling station to keep order thereat and to see that the poll is fairly taken.

28. Duties of a Polling Officer

• It shall be the duty of the Polling Officers at a polling station to assist the Presiding Officer for such station in the performance of his function.

28A. Returning officer, presiding officer, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission

• . —The returning officer, assistant returning officer, presiding officer, polling officer, and any other officer appointed under this Part, and any police officer designated for the time being by the State Government, for the conduct of any election shall be deemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission for the period commencing on and from the date of the notification calling for such election and ending with the date of declaration of the results of such election and accordingly, such officers shall, during that period, be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission.

134. Breaches of official duty in connection with election

• 1) If any person to whom this section applies is without reasonable cause guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

• (1A) An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be cognizable.]

II. ON THE DAY PREVIOUS TO POLL

III. BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF POLL

IV DURING THE POLL

2. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF POLLING OFFICIALS

1. ATTEND TRAINING CLASSES,BE AWARE ABOUT ELECTION ACT AND RULES,NOTIFICATIONS ETC.

V. END OF THE POLL

128. Maintenance of Secrecy of voting

Clarifyyour

doubts

2. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF POs

TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTION PROCEDURES

You must not miss any of the training classes, lest you should find yourself groping in the dark for the various important instructions

Attend all rehearsal

and Training Classes

1.EARLY Arrival at the Distribution Centre

2. Identification of polling station

3. Familiarizing the Polling Team

4. Itinerary to and from the PS

5. Collection of Polling Materials.



NOT 4 A QUIZ

• BUT ONLY 4 YOUR SAKE,• AFTER THIS CLASS,ANSWER A

QUESTENNAIRE OF 20

CONTROLUNIT

BALLOTINGUNIT

COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MECHINES

CU –IC--BU

CHECKING OF E V M

• VERIFY No. and NAME OF P S ON ADDRESS TAG

• Cand. Set section of CU is duly sealed• COMPARE THE MACHINE NUMBER ON

METAL LABEL AND STICKER.,• P S No. INDICATED ON STICKER AND

ADDRESS TAG. • Check battery power by put to ON

switch, after that put OFF .

Ballot Unit

• If candidates is 2 to 15 One BU is Needed.• Slide switch set by RO at position 1 .• Ballot paper fixed on BU properly alligned.• BU is duly sealed & secured in 2 places.

1.Marked copy of PHOTO Electoral roll

2.Register of Voters (17 A)

3.Voters Slip

4.Indelible ink

5.Tendered Ballot paper

6.Arrow cross mark

7.Self inking pad

8.Metal seal

9.Copy of specimen signature ofcandidate / Election agent

MOST IMPORTANT POLLING MATERIALS

17. P.Os. REPORT TO OBSERVER

10.Paper seal

11.Strip Seal

14.Presiding Officer’s Diary

15.Sample of EVM Balloting Unit

16.DECLARATIONBY THE PRESIDING OFFICER

13.Address tag

12.Special tag

MOST IMPORTANT POLLING MATERIALS

A detailed list of polling materials incorporated in

Annexure V of Presiding Officers

Hand Book.

Marked copy of Electoral Roll

• Marked and for Marking ,it is called Marked Copy.

• Marked with “DELETED” ,’”PB”’ ,””CSV’’

Not Contain any other Marks or Remarks.

(1st Polling Officer put Diagonal mark on the entry of elector’s colomn,put circle on sl.no. of women electors.)

Verify Electoral Rolls

• 2 Working copies + 1 Marked copy are identical and complete in all respets

• Marked copy have a certificate of ARO.• Pages start with 1 in all copies.• Any Correction ,Deletion, Omission same

in all copies.• Duly signed by ERO/AERO• Printed serial No. of voter is not corrected.

6. ARRANGEMENT OF POLLING STATION

a. Set up of PS (Slogans / Photo etc should be covered or removed)

b. Set up of Voting Compartment

c. Display of Notices.


GENERAL DUTIES OF POLLING OFFICERS

Setting Up Of P.Ss

• Separate Q for Men and women• Separate Entry and Exit for voters• Space for Polling Agents• Overall vision posibble from P.Os Table• CU-BU interconnecting cable 5 m length does

not obstruct the movement of voters• Voting Compartment must be away from polling

personnels and polling agents , and not placed near window or door

1. ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES TO POLLING OFFICERS

2. Appointment of Polling Agents

3. Preparation of EVM

4. Mock Poll

5. Sealing of EVM

III. 1 hour -BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF POLL

Duties of Presiding Officers

1. Assignment of Duties to Polling Officers

1st POLLING OFFICER

2nd POLLING OFFICER

3rd POLLING OFFICER

Duties of 1st Polling Officer

In charge of marked copy

Verification of the identity of ElectorsRead out (loudly) serial No. and Name of the voter in the electoral roll

Minor errors in the EPIC and Electoral roll may be

ignored and over looked.

DUTIES 1ST POLLING OFFICER

PB

Marking in the Photo Electoral Roll

FOR WOMEN VOTERS

Issuance of Voters slip

First ---Apply indelible ink(get enough time to dry the ink)

From the upper tip of the nail to the bottom of the 1st joint on the left forefinger

Chapter 19 of P.O.s HB

DUTIES OF 2nd POLLING OFFICER

Fill up the form 17A (Register of Voters)1.sl.no.2.sl.no in electoral roll3.sign./Thumb4.Remarks-last 4 digits of epic no.

These duties can be performed by the presiding Officer,where the number of Electors is small.

DUTIES OF 3rd POLLING OFFICER

Ensuring indelible ink mark on finger and check the sl.no. of voter’s slip-

Allow voting byActivating the Balloting Unit by clicking Ballot button of Control Unit

2. Appointment of Election Agents


RP Act 46. Appointment of Polling Agents; A contesting candidate or his election agent may appoint in the prescribed manner such number of agents and relief agents as may be prescribed to act as polling agents of such candidate at each polling station provided under section 25 or at the place fixed under sub-section (1) of section 29 for the poll.

DUTIES OF POLLING OFFICERS

Verify Appointment letter in Form No.10

Cancellation of a P.A.by candidate or his election agent

Compare specimen signature of P.A.

Issue Pass for polling agents

2.APPOINTMENT OF POLLING AGENTS

48. Revocation of the appointment or death of a polling agent or counting agent.—(1) Any revocation of the appointment of a polling agent shall be signed by the candidate or his election agent and shall operate from the date on which it is lodged with such officer as may be prescribed, and in the event of such a revocation or of the death of a polling agent before the close of the poll, the candidate or his election agent may appoint in the prescribed manner another polling agent at any time before the poll is closed and shall forthwith give notice of such appointment in the prescribed manner to such officer as may be prescribed.

BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF POLL

Seating Pattern of polling agents

1. Candidates recognized by the National Parties

2. Candidates recognized by the State Parties

3. Candidates recognized by State Parties of other States who have been permitted to use their reserved symbols in the constituency.

4. Candidates of registered unrecognized parties

5. Independent candidates

2.Appointment of Polling Agents

3. PREPARATION OF EVM –(1)

Press the latch Pull out the cover

ConnectBallotingUnit and

Control Unitwith

connectingcable

3. PREPARATION OF EVM –(2)

Switch onPowerusingToggleSwitch

3. PREPARATION OF EVM-(3)

• EVM IS ON• ECI

• DTE 16-01-07• TME 09-43-34

• SLNO-H00003

• CANDIDATES• 10

• BATTERY• HIGH

Display section of the Control Unit will grow GREEN and the following display willappear turn by turn on the Display Panel:-

Close theRearCompartment

3. PREPARATION OF EVM-(4)

4. Mock Poll


IF THERE IS NO MOCK POLL AT A P.S.,THERE SHALL BE NO POLL AT THAT P.S.

MOCK POLL -- 1

Set to zero (0)

By press “clear” button

Press “Ballot” button. Busy lamp in the

display section will glow RED Simultaneously, the ready lamp in the balloting unit will also start glowing GREEN

Ask any polling agent

to press any of the candidate’s blue button

on the ballotingunit Then the

Ready Green lamp

on the

balloting unit

will go off.

MOCK POLL -- 2

Simultaneously the candidate’s lamp

near the button will start

glowing RED

Also a ‘beep’

sound will be heard from the

control unit

MOCK POLL -- 3

After a few seconds, the red light near the Candidate’s name , and red light in the CU (busy lamp ) and the beep sound will go off

This indicates

the recording

of vote done in the

Control Unit

MOCK POLL -- 4

Repeat the process with

the remaining agents

Press

“Total” button

for tallying the

total votespolled

At the end of mock poll,

press “CLOSE”button

MOCK POLL -- 5

Next press

“Result”button

Then the display

panel will showthe result

Next press “Clear” button

and show the count zero (0)

to the agents

MOCK POLL -- 6

5. SEALING OF E.V.M


Sign by

Presiding Officer

and Polling Agents

on the paper seal

.

SEALING OF EVM -- 1

Fixing ofGreen

Paper Seal

SEALING OF EVM -- 2

Front side Back side

Sign by

PO and

Candidate

or Agent

Special Tag

Should besealedusing

Twine thread

SEALING OF EVM -- 3

Seal inner door with spl. tag

Election To: (Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly)

From: (No. and Name of)Constituency

Control Unit/ Balloting Unit No.: (ID number)

Serial No. & Name ofPolling Station Where Used ……..…….… …

Date of Poll:………………………………………

Closing and

Sealing of

outer cover of

result section

Attachaddress tag

SEALING OF EVM

Close outer door

Seal outer door

Strip seal

A B D

Front side

C

Back side

SEALING OF EVM

Fixing of strip seal

SEALING OF EVM

1.Commencement of poll

IV. DURING THE POLL

4. Other important functions

2. Admission into the Polling Station

3. Enforcement of Election Law

WARNING ABOUT SECRECY OF VOTING

128. Maintenance of Secrecy of voting.—(1) Every officer, clerk, agent or other person who performs any duty in connection with the recording or counting of votes at an election shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting and shall not (except for some purpose authorised by or under any law) communicate to any person any information calculated to violate such secrecy: [Provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply to such officer, clerk, agent or other person who performs any such duty at an election to fill a seat or seats in the Council of States.].(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine or with both.a.

1.COMMENCEMENT OF POLL

c. Declaration by the Presiding Officer

b. At the stroke of the hour fixed

a. Warning about secrecy of voting

d. Precautions about indelible ink

e. Maintenance of register of voters in form No.17 A

f. Maintenance of PO’s Diary

g. Maintenance of visitors sheet

h. Entry of voters to PS to be regulated

IV. DURING THE POLL


Separate Queues

for men and

women

Infirm/Women voters

with babies in arms

may be given precedence

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF POLLING OFFICERS


h. Entry of voters to PS to be regulated

IV. DURING THE POLL 1.Commencement of poll



IV. DURING THE POLL

1.The electors

2.The Polling Officials

3.Each candidate, his election agent and one pollingagent of each candidate at a time

4.Persons authorized by the Election Commission

5.Public Servants on duty

6.Child in arms accompanying an elector

7.A person accompanying a blind or an infirm voter

8.Identifying officers








IV. DURING THE POLL

a. Declaration of Elector about his age

Obtain declaration

as in annexure X

Inform the penal provision in

section 31 of the R.P.Act

Imprisonment for one year or fine or both




b. Maintenance of secrecy

Violation of maintenance of secrecy is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or fine or with both

as per section128 of the Representation of People Act , 1951.




c. Prohibition of canvassing in or near PS

Canvassing of Votes

Soliciting the vote of any elector

Persuading any elector not to vote for any particular candidate




c. Prohibition of canvassing in or near PS

Persuading any elector not to vote at the election

Exhibiting any notice or sign relating to the election

--are punishable under section130 of the RP Act.




d. Other offences

Disorderly conduct in or near PS (section 131)

Misconduct at the PS (section 132)

Failure to observe procedure for voting (section 132 A)

Illegal hiring or procuring of conveyance (section 133)

Breaches of Election duty (section 134)

Going armed to or near PS (section 134 B)

Booth capturing (section 135 A)




Smoking to be prohibited inside the PS

Polling agents are not permitted to bring mobile phones inside the PS

Photography prohibited inside the PS

Wearing of badges/emblem etc bearing the names of candidate Political leaders or Symbols etc are prohibited.

Impersonation is punishable under the Indian Penal Code

d. Other offences







IV. DURING THE POLL




PO’s entry in Voting Compartment during Poll

Voting of blind and infirm voters

Adjournment or stoppage of Poll

Tendered Vote




Challenged Votes

Challenge fee

Summary enquiry

Burden of proof

Return/forfeiture of

challenge fee.




Refusal to observe voting procedure

Withdraw and cancel voters slip

Inscribe the fact in Register

of Voters

Put signature below theentry in the

remarks column

Never change the Sl.No in 17 A




Electors deciding not to vote

Never change the Sl.No in 17 A

Shall not Compell to cast

his vote

Inscribe “Refused to Vote”

in remarks column of register

of voters (17 A)

SignatureOr thumb

impression of the elector against the

entry




USE OF NEW VOTING MACHINE

Read outa further

Declarationin part II of Annexure VII







VOTER ASSISTANCE BOOTH

CANDIDATE’S ELECTION BOOTH

NRI VOTER

VOTING BY PROXY (CSV)




VOTINGBY

PROXY(CSV)

Must be a resident of the constituency concerned

Should have at least 18 years of age

Shall not be disqualified for regn. as an elector

Indelible ink – on the middle finger

The letters “PV” should be suffixed in 17 A

REFERRAL IMAGE SHEET




I. ACQUAINT THROUGH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ELECTION PROCEDURES



IV. DURING THE POLL

V. END OF THE POLL



Announce the fact a

few minutes before the

hour appointed

CLOSING HOUR

Permit Electors present at the

PS at the hour

appointed

Distribute slip with

signature in full.



Press “close” button of CU

Show the “total”

in the CU and record in 17 C

CLOSING OF EVM



Supply attested copies

of 17 C to PollingAgents

Closing of Voters

Register (17 A)

CLOSING OF EVM



DECLARATIONAT THE END

OF THE POLL



V. END OF THE POLL



V. END OF THE POLL

Place the Control Unit

and Balloting Unit in their

carrying cases, close

andseal with the Address tag

DECLARATIONAFTER SEALING

THE EVM



V. END OF THE POLL

SEALING OF ELECTION PAPERS

1. Cover containing

17 C

2. Cover containing Declaration

of PO

3. Cover containing PO’s Diary

and 16 PointReport

(The above covers should be sent separately along with the EVM to the receiving centre)



Packet No. IStatutory Covers

Packet No.IINon-Statutory Covers

Packet No.III

Packet No.IV.




PACKET No. I(Should be super scribed as “Statutory Covers”)

1. Sealed Cover containing marked copy of electoral roll and List of CSVs

2. Sealed cover containing the Register of Voters (17 A)

3. Sealed Cover containing voters slips

4. Sealed Cover containing unused tendered ballot papers

5. Sealed Cover containing used tendered ballot papers and the list in Form No.17 B

If any cover mentioned above is nil, a NIL cover should be placed.




PACKET No.II(Should be superscribed as “Non-Statutory Covers”)

1. Copies of Electoral Roll other than marked copy

2. Appointment letters of Polling Agents in Form 10.

3. List of blind and infirm electors in Form 14 A and the declaration of the companion.

4. Declaration obtained from electors as to their age and list of such electors (Annexure XI)

5. Receipt book and cash, if any, in respect of Challenged votes




6. Unused and damaged paper seals

7. Unused voters slips

8. Unused and damaged strip seal

10. List of challenged votes in Form 14 (Sealed Cover)

9. Unused and damaged special tags

PACKET No.IISEALING OF ELECTION PAPERS



(Should be super scribed as “Non-Statutory Covers”)

1. Hand book for PO

2. Manual of EVM

3. Indelible ink set without leakage

5. Metal seal of the PO

4. Self inking pad

6. Arrow cross mark

7. Cup of setting indelible ink.

PACKET No.IIISEALING OF ELECTION PAPERS



All other items such as Voting compartment,Waste paper basket,

Polythene bag, etc…..

PACKET No.IVSEALING OF ELECTION PAPERS



POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED

Read Hand Book, Manual and instructions

Percentage of polling shall be informed

Ensure free and fair Election

Maintain close relation with the membersof your polling team

Maintain good relation with the polling agents

POINTS TO BE REMEMBERED

Commence the poll at the appointed hour

Formally announce the close of poll after

the last elector has voted

Take personal responsibility to hand over

the EVM and election papers.

Start mock poll at least one hour before thehour fixed for the commencement of poll

1. ACQUAINT RULES AND PROCEDURES

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OFPOLLING OFFICERS

2. ON THE DAY PREVIOUS TO POLL

3. BEFORE THE POLL

4. DURIBG THE POLL 5. At the end of the poll

Q. 11 Who is a Classified Service Voter?Ans. Service voter belonging to Armed Forces or forces to which provisions of Army Act,1950 are applicable, has 0ption of either voting through postal ballot or through a proxyvoter duly appointed by him. A service voter who optsforvoting through a proxy iscalled Classified ServiceVoter (CSV)

Q.12 Who is a ‘ proxy ’ ?Ans. A service voter may appoint (by applying to Returning Officer in Form 13 F ofConduct of ElectionsRules, 1961–Form available at the website of ElectionCommission) any person as his / her proxy to give vote on his / her behalf and in his /her name at the polling station. The proxy shall have to be ordinary resident of thatconstituency. He neednot be a registered voter but he / she must not be disqualified tobe registered as a voter

. 13 What is the procedure of appointment of a ‘proxy’ ?Ans. A ‘proxy’ can be appointed in the following two ways :-a.If a service voter is at the place of hisposting, he hasto put his signatureinForm 13F before the Commanding Officer of the Unit and thentosend theForm to his proxy for affixing his / her signature beforeaNotary / First ClassMagistrate. Thereafter, the proxy can submit the Form to theReturningOfficer concerned.b.If a service voter isathis native place, bothheandhis proxy can signForm13 FbeforeaNotary / First Class Magistrateand then send to theReturning Officer concerned.

. 16 How does a ‘proxy’ record the vote on behalf of the service voter at the pollingstation ?Ans. Theproxy can record the vote on behalf of the service voter at the polling stationto which service voter is assigned, in the same manner as any other elector assigned tothat polling station. The proxy will be entitled to vote on behalf of the service voter,inaddition to the vote that he / she may cast in his / her own name if he/she is a registeredelector in the constituency, at the polling station to which he / she has been normallyassigned

Q.12 Was 18 the minimum voting age in India from the beginning?Ans. No. Earlier, the age for registration of a voter was 21 years. Through the 61st amendment Act, 1988 of the Constitution read with Act 21 of 1989 amending the R. P. Act, 1950, the minimum age of registration of a voter has been brought down to 18 years. This has been made effective from 28th March, 1989

amplifying or reproducing the human voice by any apparatus not allowed.In case of contravention such apparatus be seized.Shouting or otherwise act in disorderly manner not allowed.Penal action also to be taken.Candidates' election booths (one table + two chairs) without shamiyana/tentage and with - one banner upto 3 ft.× 1.5 ft. beyond 200 mtrs of a PS allowed. If it have valid permission from local authority (ECI No. 464/INST/2007 PLN-I dt. 12.1.2007)

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