(1)
No person shall, on the date or dates on which a poll is taken at any polling station, commit any of the following acts within the polling station or in any public or private place within a distance of one hundred meters of the polling station, namely :-
(2)
Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub- section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.
(3)
An offence punishable under sub-section (2) shall be cognizable.