Any person who violates the order will be punished with a two-year jail term or fine or both.

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Any person who violates the order will be punished with a two-year jail term or fine or both.

The Election Commission has banned all exit polls pertaining to the coming Assembly elections from 7.00 am on February 10 to 6.30 pm on March 7.

In a statement issued in Lucknow on Saturday, UP's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said that conducting the exit polls, its publication in print or electronic media or its publicity has been banned from 7.00 am on February 10 to 6.30 pm on March 7.

Any person who violates the order will be punished with a two-year jail term or fine or both.

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Election Commission bans exit polls till March 7

Any person who violates the order will be punished with a two-year jail term or fine or both.

Any person who violates the order will be punished with a two-year jail term or fine or both.

Adityanath, Shah rake up ghost of Muzaffarnagar riots

Politicians line up at Deras ahead of Punjab election

Akali Dal-BSP heading for decisive mandate: Parkash Singh Badal

Senior BJP leader Madan Mohan Mittal joins SAD

SP govt. ran ‘tamancha’ factories in U.P., BJP govt .building defence corridors: CM Yogi

U.P. Assembly election | Voters will favour those talking about farmers; Hindu-Muslim polarisation won’t work, says Tikait

U.P. Assembly election | BJP govt. chased away criminals and mafias who flourished during SP regime: Amit Shah

Apna Dal (Kameravadi) finalises 7 seats as part of SP alliance

Punjab Assembly election | SAD-BSP alliance heading towards decisive mandate in its favour, says Parkash Singh Badal