(1)No person shall, on the date or dates on which a poll is taken 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 100 metres of the polling station, namely :-(a)canvassing for votes ;(b)soliciting vote of any elector ;(c)persuading any elector not to vote at the election ;(d)persuading any elector not to vote for any particular candidate ; and(e)exhibiting any notice or sign other than an official notice relating to the election.