Exit Poll Results And Predictions of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Only After 6:30 PM Today, Says Election Commission
The Election Commission has issued a directive for news channels and pollsters asking them to reveal exit poll results 6:30 pm onwards.
New Delhi, May 19: The seven-phased Lok Sabha elections 2019 would conclude with the final phase of polling being held today. All eyes will be the exit polls results of the Lok Sabha polls that would be out once the polling ends this evening. The Election Commission has issued a directive for news channels and pollsters asking them to reveal exit poll results 6:30 pm onwards. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 7 Polling: Catch live updates here.
Exercising its powers under sub-section(1)(b) of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission has notified that exit polls cannot be conducted between 7:00 AM on April 11 and 6:30 PM on April 19. Various news channels and pollsters will come up with their exit poll numbers predicting the possible outcome of the Lok Sabha elections. They would be allowed to release the number only after 6:30 pm. What Are Exit Polls? Know All About The Post-Poll Surveys And Predictions For Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
"...under section 126(1)(b) of the representation of the people act, 1951, displaying any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey, in any electronic media, would be prohibited during the period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in each of the phases in the respective polling area during the aforesaid elections," the EC notice read. Exit Poll Result of Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Why Should You Not Believe The Numbers?
Earlier in the day, voting began across 59 Lok Sabha constituencies spanning seven states and a Union Territory across the north, central and east India in the seventh phase of general elections. The Lok Sabha elections started on April 11. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
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