Earlier, on December 24, the Election Commission had announced a ban on movement of certain vehicles – taxi cabs, pickup vans, microbuses and trucks – from 12:00 am to 12:00 am on January 7, the polling day. next day.
It also says that there will be a ban on motorcycles from 12 midnight on January 6 to 12 midnight on January 9. However, restrictions may be relaxed in specific cases, with journalists, election observers and other emergency service personnel able to use motorcycles if they obtain appropriate permission from returning officers.