Election Commission reschedules timeline for exit polls
The Hindu
ECI reschedules exit poll timeline for 5 state elections: ban on publicising results till 5.30pm on Nov 30. Earlier, ban was from 7am Nov 7-6.30pm Nov 30. Elections in MP, Rajasthan held on Nov 17, 25 respectively.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on November 30, 2023, rescheduled the timeline for publication of exit polls for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana.
The Commission now stated that the prohibition to publicise the exit poll results will be till 5.30 p.m. on November 30.
According to its October 31, 2023-notification, the ban was from 7 a.m. of November 7, the day Mizoram and Chhattisgarh went to polls, till 6.30 p.m. of November 30, the day Telangana polls conclude. However, it has now been advanced by an hour.
Madhya Pradesh had the election on November 17 and Rajasthan’s a week later, on November 25.
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