Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Campaigning for village polls in Mizoram ends

AIZAWL, April 29 – Campaigning for the 2nd Village Council Elections and the 2nd Local Council Elections, to be held on April 30 from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, concluded today.

The State Election Commission today, in exercise of the Representation of the People’s Act, 1951, Section 126 and Model Code of Conduct Para II (f), has notified that the campaign time has ended 5:00 pm today.

The State Election Commission also notified certain restrictions so as to ensure free-and-fair elections. The restrictions include election-related public meetings and rallies and delivery of speeches. Poll-related materials in cinema halls, TV and on any such medium and organsizing music concert and any entertainment programme as a means of campaigning has also been restricted.