Section 15
Prohibition On Divulgence Of Secrecy
No Returning Officer, Polling Officer, any other employee or security personnel deputed by the Commission and involved in the act of election or any observer or monitor deputed by the Commission or any candidate or any of his or her agents or any voter or any other person shall, in any election, divulge to anybody or write or disclose in any manner the matter as to whether any voter has voted or not or for which candidate he or she has voted or who has secured how many votes or other matter pertaining to the counting of votes as well as any kind of symbol or sign or any other matters in a manner to identify the voter from the ballot paper. Provided that, this Section shall not be deemed to bar the publicly announcing by the Returning Officer or the officer authorized by him or her of the
number of votes received by candidates, in the course of counting of votes or the making of statements, writing or publishing any thing on the basis of such
information.
number of votes received by candidates, in the course of counting of votes or the making of statements, writing or publishing any thing on the basis of such
information.