State Act

THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1993

1[308AC. Prevention of corrupt practices during elections.– (1) The state election commission shall with a view to prevent corrupt practices like bribe and undue influence during elections, take the following steps, namely:– (a) the code of conduct shall be brought into force from the date of notification of election to the date of declaration of results; (b) returning officers at the polling booths shall ensure video-graphic recording of the proceedings of the election at 2[hyper sensitive]2 polling station; (c) all liquor shops and liquor manufacturing units within the Panchayat area where the code of conduct is in force shall be completely closed over 2[during the period of forty eight hours before closing the polling of election.]2 The owners, occupiers and the managers, as the case may be, of the liquor shops and liquor manufacturing units shall seal their units during the period 2[forty eight hours before closing the polling of election]2 and deposit the seal and the keys with the deputy commissioner or the jurisdictional executive magistrate. Anybody found in possession of liquor or creating public nuisance after consuming liquor during the closer period of liquor shops shall be kept in preventive custody till completion of the polling date. Violations of the code conduct during the period shall be a cognizable and non-bailable offence and be punishable with fine and imprisonment under relevant law for the time being in force.]1