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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
DIRECTION
18th May, 2018.
No.576/3/EVM/ECI/LET/FUNC/JUD/SDR/Vol.I/2018:- Whereas, Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, provides that the giving and recording of votes by Voting Machines in such manner as may be prescribed, may be adopted in such constituency or constituencies as the Election Commission of India may, having regard to the circumstances of each case, specify; and
2. Whereas, as per the proviso to rule 49A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, a Printer with a drop box of such design, as may be approved by the Election Commission of India, may also be attached to voting machine for printing a paper trail of the vote, in such constituency or constituencies or parts thereof as the Election Commission of India may direct; and
3. Whereas, the Commission has considered the circumstances in 11-Bhandara-Gondiya, 22-Palghar(ST) Parliamentary Constituencies & 285-Palus Kadegaon Assembly Constituency in Maharashtra, Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency in Nagaland, 2-Kairana Parliamentary Constituency & 24-Noorpur Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, 50-Jokihat Assembly Constituency in Bihar, 34-Gomia & 61-Silli Assembly Constituencies in Jharkhand, 110- Chengannur Assembly Constituency in Kerala, 53-Ampati(ST) Assembly Constituency in Meghalaya, 32-Shahkot Assembly Constituency in Punjab, 05-Tharali(SC) Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand and 155-Maheshtala Assembly Constituency in West Bengal,in which bye-elections are currently in progress, and is satisfied that sufficient number of Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail are available for taking the poll in the abovementioned Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies, the polling personnel are well trained in efficient handling of the Electronic Voting Machines and Printer for Paper Trail (VVPATs) and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the Electronic Voting Machines and the VVPATs;
4. Now, therefore, the Election Commission of India, in exercise of its powers under the said Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and rule 49A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, hereby specifies 11-Bhandara-Gondiya, 22-Palghar(ST) Parliamentary Constituencies & 285-Palus Kadegaon Assembly Constituency in Maharashtra, Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency in Nagaland, 2-Kairana Parliamentary Constituency &( 5 24-Noorpur Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, 50-Jokihat Assembly Constituency in Bihar, 34-Gomia & 61-Silli Assembly Constituencies in Jharkhand, 110-Chengannur Assembly
Constituency in Kerala, 53-Ampati(ST) Assembly Constituency in Meghalaya, 32-Shahkot
Assembly Constituency in Punjab, 05-Tharali(SC) Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand and
155-Maheshtala Assembly Constituency in West Bengal, as the constituencies in which the votes at the current bye-elections to the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh and in the State Legislative Assemblies of Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, from the said constituencies, notified on 3May,2018, shall be given and recorded by means of Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail (VVPATs) in the manner prescribed, under the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the supplementary instructions issued by the Commission from time to time on the subject.
5. The Commission also hereby approves the design of the Electronic Voting Machine and the VVPATs as developed by the Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad, which shall be attached to the said voting machines, to be used for the giving and recording of votes in the above said Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.
By Order,
K.F.WILFRED
SR. PRINCIPALSECRETARY