Section 175: Illegal practice

175. Illegal practice.—A person is guilty of the offence of illegal practice if he— (a) is guilty of disorderly conduct near a polling station, canvassing in or near a polling station, interferes with the secrecy of voting, or adversely affects the interests of a candidate; (b) obtains or procures, or attempts to obtain or procure, the assistance of any person in the service of Pakistan to further or hinder the election of a candidate; (c) votes or applies for a ballot paper for voting at an election knowing that he is not qualified for, or is disqualified from, voting; (d) votes or applies for a ballot paper for voting more than once in the same polling station; (e) votes or applies for a ballot paper for voting in more than one polling station for the same election; (f) removes a ballot paper from a polling station during the poll; (g) violates restrictions on publicity laid down in section 180 or restrictions on announcement of development schemes under section 181; (h) violates prohibition on public meetings during a certain period as provided in section 182; (i) fails to comply with section 134 relating to election expenses; (j) carries or displays any kind of weapon or fire arm in a public meeting or procession during campaign period, on the poll day and till twenty four hours after the announcement of the official results by the Returning Officer; (k) resorts to aerial firing or uses firecrackers and other explosives at public meetings or in or near a polling station; or (l) resorts to violence in any form or manner against an election official or any other person officially deputed to work at a polling station. Explanation.—The word ― “weapon” used in clause (j) includes a danda, lathi, knife, axe or any other thing which can be used as a weapon to inflict injury to a person.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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