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RATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

THE ELECTION AUTHORITY, LAHDC, LEH/

UTY COMMISSIONER, LEH-LADAKH

NOTIFICATION

S.O. 26 Dated: 18-09-2020 and in exercise of powers ves

mendment to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Developmen

Authority for the Election to 6^th LAHDC-Leh, Electio

ereby notify the following:

gh postal ballot by Absentee voters in the category of

& AVHI)

d include Absentee Voter’ under Home Quarantine (AV

Isolation (AVHI).

oned under above category shall be given postal ballot

e voters, voting through postal ballot paper is finalized,

d copy of the electoral roll against the names of such elect

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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2. Form and Design of Postal Ballot Paper

2.1

The postal ballot paper for Absentee Voters shall be of the same format and language as the postal

ballot paper prescribed in the rules.

2.2

In the case of AVHQ and AVHI, the Election Authority has specified that the issuing of postal

ballot paper and returning of the same after casting vote shall be in the following manner:

i. Surveillance officers for COVID-19 (as notified by Chairman, DDMA, Leh) in their respective

area with District Sheep Husbandry Officer, Leh as Nodal Officer shall perform the function of

poll officers for this purpose.

ii. The poll officers shall go to the electors in this category at the address mentioned in their

application in Form 13A for facilitating their voting by postal ballot paper.

iii. The list of AVHQs and AVHIs shall be divided for distribution among the different teams of

Poll Officers in such manner that each team gets a list of persons in geographically compact

area.

iv. It shall be the responsibility of each team of poll officers to

(a) Issue Postal ballot to each of the Absentee voters assigned to it,

(b) brief the elector about the procedure to be followed for voting through Postal ballot,

ensuring the secrecy of voting, all activities at the address of the elector concerned.

However, if any elector is not able to cast vote by himself due to blindness or physical

infirmity, he/she shall be allowed to take the assistance of any adult person for casting

vote.

v. Identity of the elector shall be verified before issuing postal ballot paper. Name of elector and the

document produced for identification shall also be entered in a register to be maintained for the

purpose, and signature of the elector obtained therein. Further, a tick mark shall be placed against

the name of the elector in the list of AVHQ and AVHI to indicate that the person has voted. The

counterfoil with the serial number and part number of elector duly filled up shall be got detached

and kept in safe custody by the team.

vi. Poll officer is authorized to attest the declaration in Form 13A-II in the case of AVHQ and AVHI.

While attesting the declaration, the poll officer shall write his full name and also the designation

“poll officer’.

vii.

The electors should be briefed about the procedure for voting and formalities to be observed

on their part. They should be clearly briefed on the following points:

a) Matching the declaration in form 13A-II and getting it attested by the poll officer himself.

b) Entering these serial number of postal ballot paper, both on Form 26 and on the smaller

envelope (Form 25),

viii. Manner of marking vote i.e. by placing either cross mark or tick mark against the name of the

candidate of choice, Folding and placing the marked ballot in the smaller envelope and closing the

envelope, (e) Placing the declaration in Form 13A, duly filled up, signed and attested along with

closed envelope (25 & 26) containing the marked ballot paper Inside the larger envelope (Form

26), Closing the larger envelope and handing over the same to the poll officer. After vote is cast on

postal ballot and the envelope in form 26 is ready, the team of Poll Officers will collect the same

back. The electors would have been already intimated about the date and approximate time of visit

of poll officers for facilitating postal voting by them

2.3

Police Security cover wherever necessary shall be provided to the poll officers during their field

visit in this regard. It shall be ensured that the secrecy of vote is not violated while carrying out

the videography exercise.

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

3. Deposit of envelopes containing marked ballot voters and counterfoils:

3.1

At the end of each day of visit by the Poll Officers to the address of AVHQ and AVHI electors,

the envelopes in Form 25 & 26 containing postal ballot papers etc. and the counterfoils of ballot

papers containing the signature of the electors and other particulars, shall be collected by the Poll

Officer designated for postal voting by the absentee voters. The RO/ARO shall make

arrangements to have the same delivered to office of the headquarters of the Election Authority

for keeping them in safe custody. The RO/ARO shall maintain the record indicating the number

of ballots sent on each day. The forms at Annexure “1” & ”2” shall be duly filled and submitted to

the Election Authority.

[Date: 21.09.2020]

(Sachin Kumar Vaishya) IAS

Election Authority for

Elections to the 6^th LAHDC, Leh

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 4

Annexure-1

List of AVHQ and AVHI voters entitled to vote through postal ballot

Name of Election: 6^th LAHDC, Leh

Name of Constituency/Venue:

___________________

Name and No. of Polling Station: __________________

Sr. No.

Name

Elector

Part Number

SI. Number in

the Part

EPIC Number

Signature of Polling Officer:___________

Name:____________

Date:

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5

Annexure-2

List of AVHQ and AVHI voters issued with PB

Name of Election: 6^th LAHDC, Leh

Name of Constituency/Polling Station: ___________________

Name and No. of Polling Station: __________________

Sr. No.

Name

Elector

List of AVHQ and

AVHI voters

Document

produced for

identification

Date on which

voted

Signature of

elector

Signature of Polling Officer:___________

Name:____________

Date:

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Ladakh Gazette. Persons notifying the advertisements/public notices will remain solely responsible for the legal

consequences and also for any other misrepresentation etc.”

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