Panchayat area on the day of election to the Panchayat of such area.

Disturbance of election meetings.—

1. (1) Any person who at a public meeting held in connection with an election under this Act, acts or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called shall, on conviction be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. [(1) Any person who, at a public meeting held in connection with an election under this Act, acts or incites others to act in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.]
2. (2) If any police officer reasonably suspects any person of committing an offence under sub-section (1), he may, if requested so to do by the Chairman of the meeting, require that person to declare to him immediately his name and address and, if that person refuses or fails to so declare his name and address, or if the police officer reasonably suspects him of giving a false name or address, the police officer may arrest him without warrant.