Meghalaya Elections: Exit Polls Banned, Silence Period From 4 pm Tomorrow

Besides, the ECI declared that no campaigning is allowed from 4 pm on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned exit polls in Meghalaya from 7 am on Friday to 7 pm on February 27, the day of polling.

Besides, the ECI declared that no campaigning is allowed from 4 pm on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said.

The ECI also issued an advisory saying that mobile phones cannot be taken inside voting compartments of polling booths across the state.

"As per ECI protocols, exit polls are banned in the state from 7 am on February 24 till 7 pm on February 27. The silence period for campaigning will begin from 4 pm tomorrow (February 25)," Mr Kharkongor told PTI.