Section 23: Maintenance of secrecy of voting.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

(1) Every officer or clerk, agent or other person who performs any duty in connection with the recording or counting of votes at an election shall maintain and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting and shall not (except for some purpose authorised by or under any law) communicate to any person any information calculated to violate such secrecy.

(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine, or with both.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section	23
Marginal note	Maintenance of secrecy of voting.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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