Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Gurugram imposes Section 144 on results day. Read order here

The Gurugram district administration has decided to impose restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) on June 4, the day Lok Sabha election results are declared. Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav issued an order in this regard to ensure peace near the counting centres. As per the order, assembly of five or more people within 200 metres of counting centres is prohibited. 

The measure is aimed at preventing any potential disturbances during this crucial phase of the election process.

In a tweet, the DC stated:

ORDER UNDER SECTION 144 - CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 🚨

To maintain public peace during the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha General Election-2024 in Gurugram, Section 144 is imposed.

Date: 04.06.2024

Locations: Govt. Girls College, Sector-14 & Mini Secretariat, Gurugram

Prohibitions:

Assembly of 5 or more people within 200 metres of counting centres.

Carrying weapons, explosives, or inflammable materials.

Police and public servants on duty are exempt. Strict compliance will be enforced by the Commissioner of Police, Gurugram.

Violators will face prosecution under Section 188 IPC.

Order by: Nishant Kumar Yadav, District Magistrate, Gurugram.

In a similar precautionary step, the district administration of Odisha’s Bhadrak has also imposed prohibitory orders across all assembly segment areas till the end of polling on Saturday. This decision follows reports of clashes between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The prohibitory orders, under Section 144 of CrPC, were enforced from Thursday night and will continue until 6 pm on the day voting concludes.

The imposition of Section 144 in Bhadrak was prompted by an incident where BJP Yuva Morcha’s Odisha unit president Abhilas Panda and six associates were attacked, allegedly by BJD workers, in the Chandbali assembly segment under Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency. The injured are currently undergoing treatment, and police have detained three people in connection with the attack.