All Polling Stations are No-Smoking Zones, Declares Bihar

An official said Sunday that all polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared No-Smoking zones.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan said the decision has been taken under Section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act. He said it will create more awareness about not smoking.

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"A directive in this regard has been issued to all district electoral officers. Those found violating the order would be fined Rs.200," he said.

Bihar has a total of 59,807 polling stations in 40 parliamentary constituencies.

Source-IANS

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