Jharkhand Gazette, No. 514, 20 October 2020

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

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DIRECTION

14th October, 2020/22 Asvina, Saka, 1942

No.576/3/EVM/2020/SDR-Vol.II:- 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 Election Commission has considered the circumstances in 1-Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar & 59 Assembly Constituencies (As per Annexure-1) of 11 States, announced vide the Election Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/67/2020 dated 29th September, 2020 and No. ECI/PN/72/2020 dated 5th October, 2020, and is satisfied that sufficient number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Printers for printing Paper Trail [Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT)] are available for taking the poll in 1-Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar & 59 Assembly Constituencies (As per Annexure-I) of 11 States, the polling personnel are well trained in efficient handling of EVMs and 'VVPAT Printers' and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the EVMs and the VVPAT Printers;

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 1-Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar State & 59 Assembly Constituencies (As per Annexure-I) of 11 States notified on 09-10-2020 and 13-10-2020 as the constituencies in which the votes, shall be given and recorded by means of EVMs and VVPAT printers in the manner prescribed, under the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the supplementary instructions issued by the Election Commission from time to time on the subject

5. The Election Commission also hereby approves the design of the EVMs and VVPAT Printers 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 all the Constituencies.

By Order,

N.T.BHUTIA, SECRETARY6

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