(1) No person shall convene, hold or Prohibition of

1. (1) No person shall convene, hold or Prohibition of attend any public meeting, within any polling area public meetings within forty-eight hours before the commencement on the day preceding of the poll or on the date or dates on which poll is the election day and taken for an election in that polling area. On the election day (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred fifty rupees.

attend any public meeting, within any polling area public meetings within forty-eight hours before the commencement on the day preceding of the poll or on the date or dates on which poll is the election day and taken for an election in that polling area. On the election day

1. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred fifty rupees.