What Is Exit poll?
Congress refrained from participating in Lok Sabha Elections-related debates in exit polls 2024.
- An exit poll is a post-election survey that shows how many seats a political party will likely win.
- It is not the same as the official election results.
- They can be released by media houses only after the voting ends for an election.
- They are taken immediately after voters have cast their ballots.
- The exit polls are regulated by Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- This law stipulates that no person shall conduct or publish exit polls via print or electronic media, or disseminate the results in any manner, during a period specified by the Election Commission of India.
- Any person who contravenes the provisions of the Section 126A shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with a fine or with both.
