General Elections to Loksabha 2024 Persons employed in Essential Services to give vote by Postal Ballot

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BENGALURU, THURSDAY, ²¹, MARCH, ²⁰²⁴(CHAITHRA, ⁰¹, SHAKAVARSHA, ¹⁹⁴⁶)

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PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT ( ELECTIONS) NOTIFICATION No. DPAR 01 CHULOSA 2024, Bengaluru, Dated: 21st March 2024.

The following Notification No.52/2024/SDR/Vol.I, dated: 19th March 2024 of the Election Commission of India is re-published hereunder for general information :-

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001

No.52/2024/SDR/Vol.I Dated: 19th March, 2024

NOTIFICATION

In pursuance of the provisions of clause (c) of Section 60 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and on due consideration of the matter in consultation with the Government Administration of all States and Union Territories, the Election Commission hereby notifies the persons employed in the essential services as per Annexure-I (copy enclosed) as a class of persons to give vote by postal ballot on being on duty on the day of poll in the current General Elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2024 and bye- elections in 26 Assembly Constituencies in 13 States (as per Annexure-II), programme of the said elections scheduled to be notified on 20.03.2024, 28.03.2024, 12.04.2024, 18.04.2024, 26.04.2024,29.04.2024 and 07.05.2024, as per the relevant provisions of existing the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the Commission's directions and guidelines.

By Order,

(S.B.JOSHI) PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

(MADHU A.C ) Assistant Chief Electoral Officer & E/o Under Secretary to Govt., DPAR (Elections)

(1)2 Annexure-I 1.ANDHRA PRADESH

1. Metro

2. Railway Transport (Passenger and Freight) Services

3. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities

4. Electricity Department

5. BSNL

6. Postal & Telegram

7. Doordharshan

8. All India Radio

9. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies

10. Health department

11. Food Corporation Department

12. Aviation

13. Road Transport Corporation

14. Fire Services

15. Traffic Police

16. Ambulance Services

17. Shipping

18. Fire Force

19. Jail

20. Excise

21. Water Authority

22. Treasury Service

23. Forest

24. Information and Public Relation Department

25. Police

26. Civil Defence and Home Guards

27. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs

28. Power

29. Airport Authority of India

30. Press Information Bureau

31. Department of PWD

32. National Informatics Centres

33. Disaster Management

2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH

1. Officers/ officials connected with supply of drinking water of Public Health Engineering Department

2. Line man & other staffs in Power House of Electric/ Power Department

3. Health Department3 4. Hospitals

5. Dispensaries

6. Media persons

3. ASSAM

1. Field level engineers and employees of PHED.

2. Health workers who are engaged in medical related election duties, health workers engaged in emergency duty on the day of poll, person associated with ambulance services.

3. Fire & Emergency Services, traffic police, employees of jail, Civil defence and home guards.

4. Employees of District Emergency Operation Centre, Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) Staff of State Emergency Operation Centre, Information Assistants of SEO.

5. Officers of Directorate of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) and media persons authorised by Election Commission of India.

6. Employees of APDCL, APGCL, AEGCL.

7. Officials under long distance services of ASTC.

8. BSNL

9. Railways

10. Aviation

11. Shipping

4. BIHAR

1. Electricity Department,

2. BSNL

3. Railways

4. Post & Telegram

5. Doordarshan

6. All India Radio

7. COMFED and related Milk Cooperatives & Units

8. Health Department, Bihar

9. Food Corporation of India

10. State Food Corporation

11. Aviation

12. Long distance Govt. Road Transport Corporation

13. Fire Services

14. Traffic

15. Ambulance Services and

16. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage.

5. CHHATTISGARH

1. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services

2. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities

3. Electricity Department4 4. BSNL

5. Post & Telegram

6. Doordharshan

7. All India Radio

8. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies

9. Health Department

10. Food Corporation of India

6. GOA

1. Medical Services Viz. Public Health Department, Goa Medical College, Directorate of Health Services

2. Police

3. Civil Defence and Home Guards

4. Fire and Emergency services

5. Prisons

6. Excise

7. Electricity Department

8. Water Authority

9. Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited /KTCL (SRTC of Goa)

10. Treasury Service

11. Forest

12. Central Govt. Institution (All India Radio, Dooradarshan, BSNL, Railways, Posts & Telegraph and Aviation)

13. Ambulance

14. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll coverage

15. Aviation and

16. Shipping/River Navigation/Transport

7. GUJARAT

1. Electricity Department 2. BSNL 3. Railways 4. Doordarshan 5. All India Radio 6. Health Department, Gujarat 7. Aviation 8. Long Distance Bus Services of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation 9. Fire Services 10. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage. 11. Traffic Police, and 12. Ambulance Service5 8. HARYANA

1. Metro

2. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services

3. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval

of the Commission to cover polling day activities.

4. Electricity Department

5. BSNL

6. Post & Telegram

7. Doordharshan

8. All India Radio

9. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies

10. Health Department

11. Food Corporation of India

12. Aviation

13. Road Transport Corporation

14. Fire Services

15. Traffic police

16. Ambulance Services

17. Fire Force

18. Jail

19. Excise

20. Water Authority

21. Treasury Service

22. Forest

23. Information and Public Relation Department

24. Police

25. Civil Defence and Home Guards

26. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs

27. Power

28. Press Information Bureau

29. Department of PWD

9. HIMACHAL PRADESH

1. Health Department(Doctors, Para Medical Staff and Ambulance service)

2. Fire Services

3. Himachal Road Transport Corporations (Drivers and Conductors excluding local route bus services within city)

4. H.P State Milk Federation and Milk Cooperative Societies (Staff on Milk supply service) 5. Local Media Persons authorised by the Election Commission of India

6. Irrigation and Public Health (Pump Operator and Turner)

7. Himachal Pradesh State electricity Board (Electrician and Line-man)

8. Jail staff6 10. JHARKHAND

1. Railway transport (passenger and freight) Services

2. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities

3. Electricity Department

4. BSNL

5. Post & Telegram

6. Doordarshan.

7. All India Radio

8. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies

9. Health Department

10. Aviation

11. Fire Services

12. Traffic Police

13. Ambulance Services

14. Jail

15. Airport Authority of India

16. Press Information Bureau

11. KARNATAKA

1. Electricity Department

2. BSNL

3. Railways

4. Doordarshan

5. All India Radio

6. Health Department

7. Aviation

8. Bus Service ( KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC & NEKRTC)

9. Fire Services

10. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage

11. Traffic Police

12. Ambulance Services

13. BMRCL

14. Prisons

15. Police personnel working in control room

16. Engineer of Rural and Urban drinking water supply Departments

12. KERALA

1. Police

2. Fire Force

3. Jail

4. Excise

5. Milma7 6. Electricity

7. Water Authority

8. KSRTC

9. Treasury Services

10. Health Services

11. Forest Personnel

12. Central Govt. institutions like All India Radio, Doordarshan, BSNL, Railways, Post & Telegraph 13. Media Persons

14. Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL)

13. MADHYA PRADESH

1. Public Health and Health Education Department 2. Home Department (Fire Forces) 3. Department of Energy 4. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities

14. MAHARASHTRA

1. Metro 2. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services 3. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities

4. Electricity Department 5. BSNL 6. Post & Telegram 7. Doordharshan 8. All India Radio 9. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 10. Health Department 11. Food Corporation of India 12. Aviation 13. Road Transport Corporation 14. Fire Services 15. Traffic police 16. Ambulance Services 17. Shipping 18. Fire Force 19. Jail 20. Excise 21. Water Authority 22. Treasury Service 23. Forest 24. Information and Public Relation Department 25. Police 26. Civil Defence and Home Guards 27. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs 28. Power 29. Airport Authority of India 30. Press Information Bureau8 31. Department of PWD 32. MTNL

15. MANIPUR

1. Electricity Department

2. Railways

3. Health Department in connection with COVID-19

4. Aviation

5. Fire Services

6. Media Persons authorised by ECI for poll day coverage

16. MEGHALAYA

1. Health and Medical Emergency Services including Ambulance Services

2. Police including Traffic

3. Fire and Emergency Services

4. Jail

5. Central Government Institutions of All India Radio, Doordarshan, PIB, BSNL, Railways and AAI 6. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll coverage

7. Information and Public Relations Department

8. Electricity Power Distribution (MePDCL)

9. Forest (National Parks & Sanctuaries)

10. Civil Defence and Home Guard

11. Establishments of State Govt. outside of the State

17. MIZORAM

1. Airport Authority of India

2. Food Corporation of India

3. Press Information Bureau

4. Doordarshan

5. All India Radio

6. Power & Electricity Department

7. Health & Family Welfare Department

8. Transport Department

9. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department

10. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

11. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage

12. Fire & Emergency Services

13. Security duty at Lengpui Airport.

14. Officials working in Mizoram House in other State

15. Officials deployed for duty in various jails within the State9 18. NAGALAND

1. Power Department

2. Health/Medical Department

3. Fire& Emergency Service Department

4. Traffic Police

5. Ambulance Service

6. Jail

7. Police

8. Civil Defence/Home Guard

9. Media persons

19. ODISHA 1. Police

2. Fire Service

3. Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists & other Paramedics of Government Hospitals

4. Employees of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation

5. Employees of Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs)

6. Media persons authorized by ECI for Poll day coverage

20. PUNJAB

1. Department of Local Government (Fire Service) 2. Department of Transport (Drivers, Conductors, Work shop Staff, Operations Staff and Officers posted at Headquarter and Depots at District Level)

3. Department of Jails (Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and Guarding Staff posted in Jails)

4. Department of Home Affairs and Justice (Police Officers, Police Personnel, Civil Defence and Home Guards)

5. Department of Power (Staff of State Power Corporation and State Transmission Corporation deputed at Generations Units, Thermal Plants, Hydel Units (within or outside the State), Staff on deputation to BBMB and field Staff posted in Grid Sub Stations)

6. Department of Health and Family Welfare (a) Drug Control Officers working under the Commissionerate of Food and Drug Administration (b) Medical and Para-Medical Staff working/ on duty on the Day of Poll

7. Media persons/ journalists authorized by ECI for Poll day coverage

21. RAJASTHAN

1. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (Drivers, Conductors except local route bus services within the city)

2. Medical and Health Department (Doctors, Para Medical staff and Ambulance service) 3. Medical Education Department (Doctors, Para Medical staff and Ambulance service) 4. Fire Services

5. Jaipur Metro

6. Energy Department and its Subordinate Corporations (Electrician, Line Man)

7. Public Health Engineering and Irrigation Services (Pump Operator, Turner)

8. Media Persons authorized by ECI10 9. Rajasthan State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies (Personnel engaged in milk supply service)

10. All RAC Battalions including 3 RAC battalions posted in Delhi under Rajasthan Police (8th, 11th, 12th battalions)

11. Drivers and Conductors working in Jaipur City Transport Services Limited

22. SIKKIM

1. Health Department

2. Electricity Department

3. Fire Services

4. Traffic Police

5. State Milk Union

6. Media Person to whom authorization letter will be issued with the approval of the Commission.

7. Jail Department

8. Police Department (other than those who are involved in Election duties)

9. State Control Room Officials

10. Public Health and Engineering Department

23. TAMIL NADU

1. Mercantile Marine

2. BSNL

3. Chennai Metro Rail Limited

4. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

5. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

6. State Government

7. Media persons

24. TELANGANA

1. Airport Authority of India

2. Food Corporation of India

3. Indian Railways

4. Press information Bureau

5. Doordarshan

6. All India Radio

7. Electricity Department

8. Health and Family Welfare

9. State Transport Corporation

10. Food and Civil Supplies

11. BSNL

12. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage

13. Fire Services11 25. TRIPURA

1. Department of Power

2. Jail

3. Department of Health Services

4. Department of Fire Services

5. BSNL

6. Railways

7. Postal Department

8. Doordarshan

9. All India Radio

10. Media Persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover poll day activities

26. UTTAR PRADESH

1. Information and Public Relation Department.

2. Health and Family Welfare (Emergency/Ambulance Services)

3. Post Department

4. Traffic Department

5. Railways

6. Electricity Department

7. Civil Aviation Department

8. Metro Rail Corporation of Uttar Pradesh

9. Doordharshan.

10. All India Radio

11. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

12. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage

27. UTTARA KHAND

1. Airport Authority of India 2. Food Corporation of India 3. Indian Railway 4. Doordarshan / All India Radio 5. Electricity Department 6. Health and Family Welfare 7. Uttarakhand Transport Corporation 8. Food and Civil Supplies 9. BSNL 10. Media Persons authorized by ECI for Poll day Coverage.

28. WEST BENGAL

1. Metro

2. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services

3. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies

4. Health Department

5. Road Transport Corporation12 6. Fire services

7. Traffic Police

8. Jail

9. Excise

10. Treasury Services

11. Information and Public relation Department

12. Ambulance Services

13. Police

14. Civil Defence and Home Guards

15. Food Civil Supplies

16. Power

17. Department of PWD

18. Media

29. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

1. Media persons to whom authorization letter have been issued with the approval of the commission to cover polling day activities.

2. Electricity Department

3. BSNL

4. Post and Telegram

5. Doordarshan

6. All India Radio

7. Health Department

8. Food Corporation of India

9. Aviation

10. Transport Department

11. Fire and Emergency Services

12. Ambulance Services

13. Traffic Police

14. Shipping

15. Jail

16. Excise

17. Forest

18. Police

19. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs

20. Airport Authority of India.

30. CHANDIGARH

1. Railway Transport (P&F) 2. Media Persons 3. Electricity Department 4. BSNL 5. Post & Telegram 6. Health Department13 7. Fire Services 8. Traffic Police 9. Ambulance Services 10. Jail 11. Forest 12. Police 13. Civil Defence and Home Guards 14. Power

31. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN &DIU

1. Fire Services 2. Police 3. Traffic Police 4. AmbulanceServices 5.Media Persons

32. DELHI

1. Hospitals under GNCT of Delhi. 2. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) 3. Delhi Fire Services 4. Delhi Jal Board 5. Delhi Police 6. Centralized Accident and Trauma services (CATS), GNCTD

7. Media persons of Delhi to whom authorization letter have been issued with the approval of the Election commission of India to cover polling day activities

33. LAKSHADWEEP

1. Medical & Health Services

2. Port, Shipping & Aviation

3. Post Office

4. Electricity Department

5. Fire Service

6. Police

7. India Reserve Battalion

8. Environment & Forest

9. Information & Public Relation

10. Airport Authority of India

11. Media persons authorized byECI for poll coverage

34. JAMMU & KASHMIR 1. Police Department

2. Health Department (All Medical and Para medical Staff)

3. P H E Department (All field staff below the rank of JE)

4. Municipality (All field staff)

5. Transport Department (Driver and Cleaner)

6. Fire and Emergency (All field staff)

7. Media persons14 35. PUDUCHERRY

1. Health & Family Welfare Department, Puducherry

2. Media persons authorised by ECI for poll day coverage

3. Government Ambulance Service

4. Aviation

5. Shipping

6. Railways

7. Postal & Telegram

8. Doordarshan

9. All India Radio

10. Airport Authority of India

11. Press information Bureau

12. BSNL

36. LADAKH

1. Power Development Department(PDD) 2. Health& Medical Education Department including Ambulance Services 3. Food, Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs Department 4. Forest Department 5. PHE & IFC Department 6. Public Works Department (PWD) 7. Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) 8. Police Department 9. Fire &Rescue Services 10. Traffic Police 11. Prisons Department 12. Treasury Service 13. Forest Department 14. BSNL 15. Post & Telegram 16. Doordarshan 17. All India Radio 18. Food Corporation of India 19. Aviation 20. Excise Department 21. Civil Defence & Home Guards 22. Road Transport Corporation (buses being operated by SIDCO) 23. Airport Authority of India 24. Press Information Bureau 25. Ladakh Milk Unions and Milk Corporation Societies 26. Media personals R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19

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