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Election Commission imposes ban on exit poll

State Chief Electoral Officer Narender Chauhan disclosed that Election Commission of India has prohibited conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicizing the result of any exit poll by any means in connection with the current general elections/bye-elections for legislative assemblies from 7 am on 7 April, 2014 to 6.30 pm on 12 May, 2014.

Chauhan said that displaying any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey in any electronic media, would also be prohibited during the period of 48 hours ending with the hours fixed for conclusion of poll in the respective polling areas.

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