130. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations .
(1)No person shall, on the date or
dates on which a poll is taken at any polling station, commit any of the following acts within the polling
station or in any public or private place within a distance of 3[one hundred metres] of the polling station,
namely:- (a)canvassing for votes; or (b)soliciting the vote of any elector, or (c)persuading any elector not to vote for any particular candidate; or (d)pers uading any elector not to vote at the election; or (e)exhibiting any notice or sign (other than an official notice) relating to the election. (2)Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub -section ( 1) shall be punishable with fine which
may extend t o two hundred and fifty rupees. (3)An offence punishable under this section shall be cognizable.