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. 147 No. 147 BENGALURU, SATURDAY, 01, APRIL, 2023(CHAITHRA, 11, SHAKAVARSHA, 1945)
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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
No. DPAR 40 CHUSAVI 2023, Bengaluru, Dated: 31st March, 2023.
The following Notification No.576/3/EVM/2023/SDR-Vol.I, dated: 31st March, 2023 of the Election Commission of India is published here under for general information:
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001
Dated: 31st March, 2023
DIRECTION
No.576/3/EVM/2023/SDR-Vol.-I:- 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;
- 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; ↩
- Whereas, the Election Commission has considered the circumstances in all the constituencies for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka announced vide the Election Commission’s Press Note No. ECI/PN/24/2023 dated 29th March,, 2023 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 the Assembly Constituencies of Karnataka, 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; ↩
(1)R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 2 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 all the Assembly Constituencies of Karnataka to be notified on 13- 04-2023, , 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 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 machines, to be used for the giving and recording of votes in all the Constituencies.
By order,
(S.B.JOSHI) Principal Secretary Election Commission of India
(SANJAY. B.S)
D.P.A.R (Elections).