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| (1) Any candidate or a member of the family of a candidate, who, at any time during the period commencing the last day of the, nomination period and ending on the day immediately following the day of the poll, visits the residence of any elector for the purpose of -- |
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| (a) soliciting or canvassing the vote of such elector, or |
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| (b) persuading such elector not to vote for a particular recognized political party or independent group, or |
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| (c) persuading such elector not to vote at such election ; or |
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| (d) distributing or exhibiting any handbill placard, poster, drawing, notice, photograph of a candidate, symbol or sign, |
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| (2) For the purposes of this action, "member of the family " means the spouse son, daughter or parent, of a candidate, or the spouse of the son or daughter or a candidate. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts