Assam assembly polls: Campaigning to stop as EC enforces silence period from today

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission connected Monday announced that the soundlessness play for the Assam legislative assembly elections volition statesman contiguous astatine 5.00 pm, marking 48 hours anterior to the decision of polling crossed each constituencies.In accordance with Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, each forms of predetermination campaigning volition beryllium prohibited during this period. This includes nationalist meetings, rallies, processions and immoderate different campaign-related activities.The Commission has besides imposed a prohibition connected the dissemination of election-related contented done physics and societal media platforms. Canvassing via bulk SMS, telephone calls and online channels volition not beryllium allowed.Further, governmental leaders and enactment workers brought successful from extracurricular constituencies, who are not registered voters there, person been instructed to permission instantly aft the run play ends. District and constabulary authorities person been directed to guarantee strict compliance successful bid to support a escaped and just electoral process, quality bureau ANI reported.Additionally, nether Section 126(1)(b) of the Act, the show of election-related content, including sentiment polls and survey results, connected physics media specified arsenic tv is prohibited during the soundlessness period.

Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, Anurag Goel, urged each stakeholders to adhere to the guidelines, informing that violations would pull penal action.Meanwhile, Union curate JP Nadda said, "There is an ambiance successful favour of the BJP, successful favour of the NDA. The NDA is receiving unanimous enactment from each sections of society. The enactment that Modi ji has done successful Assam, the blessings helium has bestowed upon Assam, and the mode Himanta Biswa Sarma ji has implemented it astatine the grassroots level, are being welcomed by the radical of Assam."Polling successful Assam volition beryllium conducted successful a azygous signifier connected April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4.The CEO of Kerala, Dr Rathan U Kelkar besides announced connected Monday that predetermination campaigning successful the authorities volition extremity astatine 6 p.m. today, up of the Assembly polls, and outlined strict restrictions to beryllium enforced during the 48-hour “silence period.”