(1) The State Election Commission may impose reasonable
restrictions on the use of vehicles or loudspeakers or on displaying
of cut outs, hoardings, posters and banners by any candidate or his
duly authorized election agent during the period of election
commencing from the date of publication of notification for
election to a Municipality and ending on the date on which the
whole process of election is completed.
(2) If any candidate or his duly authorized election agent
contravenes any of the restrictions imposed by the State Election
Commission under sub-section (1), he shall, on conviction, be
punishable with a fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.
(3) Every person punished under sub-section (2) shall, by
an order of the State Election Commission, be liable to be
disqualified for being chosen as or for being a member of any
Municipality for a period which may extend to six years from the
date of such order:
Provided that the State Election Commission may by a
subsequent order, for reasons to be recorded, remove any disqualification under this section or reduce the period of any such
disqualification.
(4) No court shall take cognizance of an offence referred to
in sub-section (2) except on the complaint made by an officer
authorized in this behalf by any general or special order of the
State Election Commission.
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