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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
No. E. 66/VVPAT/2016-840.
Puducherry, the 28th March 2016.
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2016
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Dated, the 21st March 2016.
DIRECTION
No. 576/3/VVPAT/2016/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; and
2.
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 a 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; and
3. Whereas, the Election Commission of India has, vide its notification
No. 576/3/EVM/2016/SDR-Vol.I, dated 15th March, 2016, already specified under
the said section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all the
Assembly Constituencies of States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
and Puducherry as the constituencies in which the votes shall be given and
recorded by means of voting machines at the poll to be taken for the current
general elections;
4. Now, therefore, the Election Commission of India, in exercise of its
powers under the above-mentioned proviso to rule 49A of the Conduct of
Elections Rules, 1961, hereby—
(i) specifies 10 Assembly Constituencies of Assam, 12 Assembly
Constituencies of Kerala, 17 Assembly Constituencies of Tamil Nadu,
22 Assembly Constituencies of West Bengal and 3 Assembly Constituencies of
Puducherry as specified in the Annexure hereto as the Constituencies in which a
printer with a drop box shall be attached to every voting machine to be used for
the giving and recording of votes at the current general elections to the Assam,
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry Legislative Assemblies;
(ii) approves the design of the printer with the drop box as developed
by the Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangaluru and Electronics Corporation of India
Ltd., Hyderabad, as the design for the printer which shall be attached to the said
voting machines to be used for the giving and recording of votes in the abovesaid
Assembly Constituencies.
(By order)
ANUJ JAIPURIAR,
Secretary.
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ANNEXURE
Deployment of VVPATs in upcoming Elections
Sl.
Name of
Make of
Selected ACs
No.
the State
VVPAT to
be used
Name of
No. of
Requirement
the AC
PS
of VVPAT
(including
reserve)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
West Bengal
ECIL
Cooch Behar Dakshin
253
316
Alipurduar
273
341
Jalpaiguri (SC)
280
350
Siliguri
238
298
Raiganj
194
243
Balurghat
188
235
Englishbazar
251
314
Murshidabad
272
340
Krishnanagar
268
335
Barasat
283
354
Jadavpur
340
425
Ballygunge
291
364
Chowrangee
222
278
Howrahmadhya
308
385
Chandannagore
258
323
Tamluk
287
359
Medinipur
296
370
Purulia
266
333
Bankura
303
379
Bardhman
294
368
Behala Paschim
341
426
Suri
287
359
Total
5,993
7,495
2
Kerala
ECIL
Vattiyoorkavu
141
176
Nemom
148
185
Kollam
154
193
Alappuzha
153
191
Kottayam
158
198
Eranakulam
122
153
Thrikkakara
147
184
Thrissur
149
186
Palakkad
140
175
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Malappuram
154
193
Kozhikode North
142
178
Kannur (Town area only)
42
53
Total
1,650
2,065
3
Tamil Nadu
BEL
Anna Nagar
255
319
Vellore
244
305
Krishnagiri
297
371
Salem (North)
284
355
Erode (West)
285
356
Tiruppur (North)
327
409
Coimbatore (North)
285
356
Dindigul
268
335
Tiruchirappalli (West)
271
339
Cuddalore
228
285
Thanjavur
276
345
Kancheepuram
316
395
Villupuram
281
351
Madurai (East)
302
378
Thoothukudi
271
339
Tirunelveli
305
381
Kanniyakumari
300
375
Total
4,795
5,994
Puducherry
BEL
15-Ouppalam
24
30
16-Orleampeth
23
29
27-Karaikal South
27
34
Total
74
93
5
Assam
BEL
Silchar
232
290
Dhubri
192
240
Bongaigaon
222
278
Goalpara (East)
222
278
Jalukbari
212
265
Dispur
375
469
Guahati (East)
240
300
Guahati (West)
285
356
Tezpur
200
250
Jorhat
191
239
Total
2,371
2,965
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
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