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N o . 4 5 Poudouchéry Lundi 7 Avril 2014 (17 Chaitra 1936)

No. Puducherry Monday 7th April 2014

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER

No. E.66/2014-1412.

Puducherry, the 4th April 2014.

The Direction No. 576/3/EVM/2014/SDR-Vol.I, dated 1-4-2014 received

from the Election Commission of India, New Delhi is published for information of the public.

T. SREEKANTH, I.A.S.,

Chief Electoral Officer.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Nirvachan Sadan,

Ashoka Road,

New Delhi-110 001.

Dated the 1st April, 2014.

DIRECTION

No. 576/3/EVM/2014/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 constituencies as the Election Commission of India may, having regard to the circumstances of each case specify; and

2. Whereas, the Commission has considered the circumstances in all the Parliamentary Constituencies and the Assembly Constituencies, and is satisfied that sufficient number of Electronic Voting Machines are available for taking the poll in all Parliamentary Constituencies of India, and all Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim and in the 27 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The polling personnel are well trained in efficient handling of the Electronic Voting Machines and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the Electronic Voting Machines;

3. Now, therefore, the Election Commission of India hereby specifies each of the 543 Parliamentary Constituencies at the current General Elections to the House of the People, 2014, each of the 294 Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh, each of the 147 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha and each of the 32 Assembly Constituencies of Sikkim at the current General Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies and the 27 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, from where Bye-elections are being held as the constituencies in which the votes at the current General Elections to the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies of the said States and the Bye-elections to 27 Assembly Constituencies concerned in the said States, notified/to be notified on 13-3-2014, 14-3-2014, 15-3-2014, 19-3-2014, 29-3-2014, 2-4-2014, 12-4-2014 and 17-4-2014, shall be given and recorded by means of Electronic Voting Machines in the manner prescribed under the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the supplementary instructions issued by the Commission from time to time on the subject.

(By order)

ASHISH CHAKRABORTY,

Secretary.

ANNEXURE–I

Bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly Constituencies

Sl. State AC No. Name of AC Date of Poll

No.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1 Bihar 20 Chiraia 7th May, 2014

2 Bihar 55 Kochadhaman 24th April, 2014

3 Bihar 57 Baisi 24th April, 2014

4 Bihar 112 Maharajganj 7th May, 2014

5 Bihar 145 Sahebpur Kamal 30th April, 2014

6 Gujarat 1 Abdasa 30th April, 2014

7 Gujarat 6 Rapar 30th April, 2014

8 Gujarat 27 Himatnagar 30th April, 2014

9 Gujarat 87 Visavadar 30th April, 2014

10 Gujarat 90 Somnath 30th April, 2014

11 Gujarat 96 Lathi 30th April, 2014

12 Gujarat 157 Mandvi (ST) 30th April, 2014

13 Himachal Pradesh 37 Sujanpur 7th May, 2014

14 Madhya Pradesh 144 Vidisha 24th April, 2014

15 Maharashtra 33 Risod 10th April, 2014

16 Mizoram 28 Hrangturzo (ST) 9th April, 2014

17 Uttar Pradesh 165 Unnao 30th April, 2014

18 Uttar Pradesh 240 Fatehpur 30th April, 2014

19 Uttar Pradesh 244 Rampur Khas 7th May, 2014

20 Uttar Pradesh 247 Vishwanath Ganj 7th May, 2014

21 Tamil Nadu 28 Alandur 24th April, 2014

22 West Bengal 10 Kumargram (ST) 17th April, 2014

23 West Bengal 16 Maynaguri (SC) 17th April, 2014

24 West Bengal 86 Santipur 12th May, 2014

25 West Bengal 91 Chakdaha 12th May, 2014

26 West Bengal 256 Katulpur (SC) 7th May, 2014

27 West Bengal 274 Galsi (SC) 30th April, 2014

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