( 1 ) Every oficer, clerk, agent or orhcr pcrson who performs any duty in connection with h e recording or counung of volcs ar an elcclion .
shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, (hc sccrecy ofthe vodng and shall not (except forsome purposeauthorised by orunder any law) communicate to any pcrson any information calculated to violatc such sccrccy.
(2) Any pcrson who contravenes [he provisions of sub-scction ( 1 ) shaIl be punishable with jmprisonmcnl for a [ e m which may extend lo three months or wilh line or wirh both.
5. ( I ) No pcrson who is a returning oficer, or a presiding or polling oficcr ar an election, or an officcr or cIcrk appointed by the returning ofliccr or the presiding officer l o pcriorm any duty in connection with an elcction shall in !he conducl or II-IC management of [he eleclion do any act (olhcr rhan the giving of vote) for the fuflhcrance of the prospecrs 01 Ihe elec~ion of a candidale.
(2) Nosuch pccson asaforesaid, andnomember okapolicc force, shall endcavour-
(a) to persuade any pcrsqn to give his vote a1 an elecuon, or
(b) 10 dissuadc any person from giving his votc at an clccdon, or
(c) ro influence [he v o h g of any person at an cleclion i n any manner.
(3) Any pcrson who con~r&enes the provisions ors@-section (1) or sub-sechon (2) shall be punishable with irnprisonmcnl which may extend to six months or with fine or wilh boh.
6. ( I ) No person shall, on h e dare or dales, on which a poll is taken ?[for an election] at any pol ling stalion, commit m y of the following acls within the polling sladon or in any pubIic or private place within adisrancc of onc hundred yards of he polling station, namely,-
(a) canvassing for votes; or 'Sub-sccrion (I) wm substiturcd for ihe origind subsection by s. 2 or h e West Bengal Locd Bodics (E lcc~on l Ofrenics and Misccllmcous Provisio~ls) (Arncndrncn~) Act, 1986 (\Vest Bcn. Act IX or 1956).
'Thcse words withill h c squan: bnclicrs wcrc inscncd by s. 3 orlhc War Bengd Loul Bodics (ElccloraI Ollenccs and Miscellaneous Revisions) (Amendment) Acl. 1956 (West D,- A -, V V I - r -C l n C c 3 Vie Wesr Bertgol Local Bodies (Nec~oral O$et~ces utrd Miscellarrcorts Provisiorrs) Act, 1952.
(b) solici~ing [he vole or any elcclor; or
(c) pcrsuading any cleclor not to vole lor any particular candida~c: or
(d) pcmuading any clcc~ar no! to VOW at the election; or
(e) exhibiting any norice or sign {athcr ~han an official notice) relaring to the clecrion.
(2) Any person who conhavenes h e provisions of sub-scclion (1) shall be punishablc wilh finc which may exlend LO I W O hundred and lifiy rupees.
(3) An offcnce punishablc under (his s e c ~ i o n shall be cognizable.