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The Representation of the People Order, 1972 (President's Order)

Section 84ASection 84A

In forceChapter VI OFFENCES, PENALTY AND PROCEDURE
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Chapter VI OFFENCES, PENALTY AND PROCEDURE

s. 84A

84A [If a person by threat, intimidation, hurt or otherwise by application of force, obstructs or tries to obstruct any person performing duties in connection with any election under this Order, or obstructs or tries to obstruct any representative of media or observer authorized by the Commission in connection with any election under this Order, and/or does any harm to his body or damage to his equipment related to performance of duty or prevents or tries to prevent any voter from going to polling station to cast vote or any candidate from submitting nomination paper, or compels or tries to compel any candidate to withdraw nomination paper, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall not be less than two years, and also with fine.]

  1. 229. Article 84A was inserted by section 10 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No XVII of 2023).

End of s. 84A. Not in the index for this Act: Authentic Bangla Text (official Bengali text, PDF only); Authentic Bangla Text (official Bengali text, PDF only).

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