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Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to be a statement of fact which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or conduct of any candidate shall be punished with fine. Undue influence at elections. Personation at elections. Punishment for bribery. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election. False statement in connection with an election. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 51 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 51 (ii) ꯃꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯍꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯍꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡ ꯊꯧꯒꯠꯄꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯨꯛꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯒꯠꯄꯤꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯅꯥꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯇꯦꯡꯕꯥꯡꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯂꯧꯋꯤ, ꯁꯦꯟꯖꯥ-ꯊꯨꯝꯖꯥꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯋꯤ: ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯒꯤꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯀꯠꯄꯑꯁꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯣꯏ꯫ (꯲) ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯤꯅꯕꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯇꯦꯡꯕꯥꯡꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯳) ꯐꯪꯂꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯧꯅꯕꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯐꯪꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃ ꯂꯧꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯇꯧꯅꯤꯡꯗꯕꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯇꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯅꯥꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯑꯃꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯑꯗꯨꯃꯅꯥꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫