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Any person who is a Returning Officer or an Assistant Returning Officer or a President or Polling Officer at a Panchayat Election or an officer or A ssistant appointed by the Returnin g Officer or by the Presiding Officer to perform any duty in connection with a Panchayat election or a member or a Police force on duty shall not endeavour - (i) to persuade any person to giv e his vote at a Panchayat Election, (ii) to dissuade any person from giving his vote at a Panchayat Election, (iii) to influence the voting of any person at a Panchayat Election in any manner. * ,1 • J ' » Any person who contravences these provisions shall be * punishable with imprisonm ent which may extend to six mo nths or with fine, which may extend to two hundred rupees or with both. An offence pu nishable under this section shall be congnizable and bailable. Prohibition of canvassing in or near polling stations .