180. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling station.
(1)No person shall, on the date or dates on which a poll is to be held in any polling station, commit any of the following acts within the polling station, or in any public or private place within a distance of one hundred metres of the polling station, namely :-(a)canvassing for votes ;(b)soliciting the vote of any voter ;(c)persuading any voter not to vote at the election ;(d)persuading any voter not to vote for any particular candidate;(e)exhibiting any notice or sign (other than an office notice) relating to the election.(2)Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.(3)An offence punishable under this section shall be cognizable.
