Chennai: Election Commission of India on Saturday set a deadline for party workers and campaigners to leave RK Nagar by Monday evening. Chief electoral officer Rajesh Lakhoni in a statement said no one shall convene, hold or attend any public meeting or procession in connection with the election.
Display of election matter by means of the cinematograph, television, FM radios, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, SMS will be prohibited from Monday. Any violation of this and above two provisions is punishable with imprisonment for 2 years or fine or both, with reference to section 126 (2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. All political functionaries, party workers, who have been brought from outside the constituency and are not the voters of the constituency should leave the constituency immediately after 5.00 pm on April 10, the CEO said.
