337/2025-2026

14th November, 2025 : The State Election Commission, taking all aspects into consideration, hereby orders that the use of mobile phone by the Polling Officials including Presiding Officers, Candidates, Election agents, Polling agents, Voters, etc. inside the Polling Station buildings shall not be allowed irrespective of whether it is kept in silent mode or otherwise in the General Election to Members of Lai Autonomous District Council, 2025 scheduled to be held on 3rd December, 2025. Counting Agents and holders of authority letters are also not allowed to carry Mobile Phone inside the Counting Hall. The Returning Officers, Asst. Returning Officers, Observers and persons permitted by the Commission are allowed to carry mobile phones but they should be kept in silent mode.

Further, smoking inside the Polling Station and Counting Hall is not allowed. Neither the Polling staff/counting staff nor the candidate or his election /polling agents/ counting agents are allowed to smoke inside the Polling Station and Counting Hall.