Section 185: Failure to maintain secrecy

185. Failure to maintain secrecy.—An election official or any candidate, election agent or polling agent or a voter attending a polling station or any person attending at the counting of votes is guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both, if he— (a) fails to maintain secrecy or aids in violating the secrecy of voting; (b) communicates, except for any purpose authorized by any law to any person before the poll is closed, any information as to the official marks; or (c) communicates any information obtained at the counting of votes as to the candidate or candidates for whom any vote is given or a preference is recorded, as the case may be, by any particular ballot paper.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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