Polling Area & Polling Day
(1) All political parties and candidates shall co-operate with the officers on Poll duty.
(2) No party or candidate shall, on the date on which a poll is taken, commit any of the following acts within the polling stations or in any public or private place within a radius of one hundred meters of the polling station, namely:
(a) canvassing for votes;
(b) soliciting the vote of any elector;
(c ) persuading any elector not to vote for any particular candidate;
(d) persuading any elector not to vote at the election;
(e) exhibiting any notice or sign(other than official notice) relating to election.
(3) No obstruction, annoyance or intimidation shall be caused to the voters which will prevent them from exercising their free choice.
(4) No liquor or intoxicant shall be served by any political party or candidate to their workers/ supporters on the Polling Day and during the twenty four hours preceding it.
(5) All political parties and candidates shall supply to their authorised workers suitable badges or identity card.
(6) Identity slips supplied by the political parties and candidates to voters shall be on plain white paper and shall not contain any symbol, name of the candidate or name of the party.
(7) The camps set up by a candidate beyond 100 meters of the polling station shall not display any poster, flag, symbol or any other propaganda material. No eatables shall be served or crowds be allowed at the camps.
(8) All political parties and candidates shall co-operate with the authorities in complying with the restrictions to be imposed on the plying of vehicles on the Polling Day and obtain permits for them which should be displayed prominently on those vehicles. Conveyance of voters to and from a polling station by or on behalf of a party or candidate is prohibited.
(9) Except the voters and authorised persons, no one else shall enter into any poling booth without permission from the competent authority. Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Ministers, Ministers of State & Dy. Ministers, Chief Whip, Dy.Chief Whip, Leader of the Opposition, Members of Parliament (MPs) & Members of Legislative Assembly(MLAs), Presidents & Vice-Presidents of Zilla Parishads/ Mayor / Deputy Mayor/ Chairpersons/Vice-Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies shall not enter any polling station or place of counting except in their capacity as a candidate or voter or authorised agent.
(10) Any political party or candidate which/who faces any difficulty shall be free to approach the State Election Commission, the Election Observers ( if any) in charge of the area or the Election Officer concerned for redressal of their grievances within the parameters of the existing Law.
