Collector and District Electoral Officer Mohammed Kaiser Abdul has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 (2) for conduct of free and fair elections in the district.
The order would remain in force from October 7 to December 9, 2013 midnight, according to an official press release issued here on Thursday. The Section 144 (2) had been clamped to facilitate security for the polling team apart from voters and to maintain law and order during the polling process, it stated.