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The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday asked both print and electronics media to follow in "letter and spirit", particularly in the 48 hours before the polling, guidelines issued by it regarding the coverage of Karnataka assembly polls. Voting is scheduled for May 12 in Karnataka. Restraining the media from announcing any "result of any opinion poll and of standard debates, analysis, visuals and sound-bytes" 48 hours before the polling and till the polling is concluded, it reminded that violation of the provisions of Section 126 of the Representation of People's Act, 1951 is "punishable with imprisonment up to two years, or fine or both".