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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
11th July, 2022/ Ashadha 20, 1944 (Saka)
No. 479/2022(1)--Whereas, the Election Commission of India, in connection with conduct of Presidential Election, 2022, has notified under Rule 7 of the Presidential and Vice- Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, vide its Notification No. 479/2022(1) dated 15th June, 2022, the Place of polling and Group of electors who will be entitled to vote at those places of poll; and Whereas, in the Note to the said Notification, a limit of 10 days before the date of poll has been fixed, before which any Member of Parliament/Member of Legislative Assembly, on account of exigency for special circumstances, has to intimate if he/she desires to vote at place of polling other than the one notified for his/her group, by directly applying to the Election Commission of India in the prescribed format; and
Whereas, the Commission has decided to liberalise the above said stipulation of 10 days' prior intimation in case of extreme urgent situation;
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3 Now, therefore, the Commission has decided that the requests for the aforesaid purpose, received in the Commission, even after 10 days before the date of poll, if any, may be considered by the Commission based upon the circumstances of individual case and allow such Member of Parliament/Member of Legislative Assembly to cast vote at place of polling other than the one notified for his/her group, if there is sufficient time available for making necessary arrangements in this regard.
By order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS,
SECRETARY