Election Commission Asks Twitter India to Remove All Tweets Related to Exit Polls
On Tuesday, the poll panel had sent notice to three media houses for publishing poll result survey. They were asked to reply within 48 hours.
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New Delhi: With the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections coming to an end, the Election Commission of India has ordered Twitter India to remove all the tweets related to exit polls. The exit polls will be announced on May 19, which will also mark the last phase of voting.
On Tuesday, the poll panel had sent notice to three media houses for publishing poll result survey. They were asked to reply within 48 hours. The ECI has received complaints against three media houses with respect to displaying poll surveys predicting results of Lok Sabha elections. The ECI has sought explanation from these media houses... as to why action should not be taken against them for violation of provision of section 126A of Representation of the People Act," the poll body had said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, the EC, taking note of the violence, cut short the campaigning in West Bengal. The order comes into effect from 10pm on May 16.
On Tuesday, the poll panel had sent notice to three media houses for publishing poll result survey. They were asked to reply within 48 hours. The ECI has received complaints against three media houses with respect to displaying poll surveys predicting results of Lok Sabha elections. The ECI has sought explanation from these media houses... as to why action should not be taken against them for violation of provision of section 126A of Representation of the People Act," the poll body had said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, the EC, taking note of the violence, cut short the campaigning in West Bengal. The order comes into effect from 10pm on May 16.