No rationale behind EC recommendation to ban opinion polls

The Election Commission (EC) has proposed an amendment to the 1950 Representation of the People Act (RPA) to ban all opinion polls once the election process is underway, which could be months before actual elections are held. Following the passing of the 2009 RPA (second amendment) Bill, a ban on exit polls conducted while the polling process is going on is already in place.

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