GHMC Polls: Campaigning To End At 5 pm On Jan 31
Any violation would attract a fine, two years of imprisonment or both, the Telangana State Election Commission said.
Hyderabad | 30th January 2016
The Telangana State Election Commission today said that campaigning for the GHMC elections would need to end on January 31 by 5 pm, and that any violation would attract a fine, two years of imprisonment or both.
There should not be any sort of propaganda by political parties even through television channels or other electronic media after 5 pm on Sunday, it warned.
In a press release on Saturday, the Commission said that prohibition of campaigning would be effective till the polling was completed by 5 pm on February 2. As the election will be held on February 2, the campaigning should end two days in advance, as per the rules, it said.
The Commission also banned public meetings, propagation of campaign material via the electronic media, radio, bulk SMS by political parties, musical concerts, theatrical performances etc. during the period of 48 hours starting 5 pm on Sunday.
All political parties, campaign managers and managers of electronic media should comply with the norms, Commission secretary M Ashok Kumar stated.
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