what are the rules to be followed during election campain
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(a) convene, hold, attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or
(b) display to the public any election matter by means of cinematography, television or other similar apparatus; or
(c) propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto,
in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of the poll for any election in that polling area.
7.2 Any person who contravenes the above provisions shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine, or with both.
7.3 The expression "election matter" means any matter intended or calculated to influence or affect the result of an election.
7.4 You should keep these provisions in view while holding public meetings, or taking on any processions, etc.
Disturbance in the public meetings:-
8. If any supporter of a rival candidate or any one opposed to you or your party creates disturbance in any of your election meetings, the chairman of the meeting may request any police officer who may be present to ascertain the name and address of the person who disturbs the meeting. The police will take action to prosecute the offender under section 127 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which has been reproduced at appendix XIV. The offence under section 127 is cognisable.
Similarly, your workers, agents and supporters should also be told not to disturb public meeting of rival candidates.
Strict Observance of Do’s and Dont’s
9. As already mentioned in chapter IV, the Commission has given two sets of Do’s and Dont’s for guidance of political parties and candidates for ensuring free, fair and peaceful elections (vide Appendices X-A and X-B). Ensure that not only you but the political party, if any, which has set you up, your agents, workers, supporters and sympathisers also observe those Do’s and Dont’s strictly from the time the elections are announced and till their completion.
Restrictions on printing and publishing of election pamphlets.
10.1 Your attention is also invited to section 127-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which imposes restrictions on the printing and publishing of election pamphlets and posters. This section provides that-
(a) Every election pamphlet, hand-bill, placard or poster, which is printed or multigraphed by any process (except copying by hand) must bear on the front the name and address of the printer and the name and address of the publishers:
(b) the printer of any such document must obtain from the intending publisher a declaration (in duplicate) regarding his identity signed by him and attested by two person to whom he is personally known. (see annexure ‘A’ of Appendix XVI);
(c) As soon as the document is printed the printer must send one copy of the declaration and one copy of the document to the Chief Electoral Officer if the document is printed at the capital of the state and to the District Magistrate of the district in which it is printed in any other case;
(d) Contravention of any of the provisions of the section is punishable with imprisonment up to six months or fine up to two thousand rupees or with both;
(e) These restrictions however do not apply to any hand-bill, placard or poster merely announcing the date, time, place and other particulars of an election meeting or routine instructions to election agents or workers.