State Act
Section 304-B. Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.
The Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994
304-B. Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.- (1) No person shall,- (a) convene, hold, attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection with an election; or (b) display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television or other similar apparatus; or (c) propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto; in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of poll for any election in that polling area. (2) Any person who contravenes the provision of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine or with both. Explanation.- In this section, the expression "election matter" means any matter intended or calculated to influence or affect the result of an election.