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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER

PUDUCHERRY

No.E.66/G1/2021-743.

Puducherry, the 7th March 2021.

The Direction No. 576/3/EVM/2021/SDR-Vol.I, dated 06-03-2021

received from the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, is republished for

information of the public.

SHURBIR SINGH, I.A.S.,

Chief Electoral Officer.

Registered with the Registrar

of Newspapers for India

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Dated 6th March, 2021,

15 Phalguna, 1942 (Saka).

DIRECTION

No. 576/3/EVM/2021/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 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 has considered the circumstances

in all the Constituencies for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of

Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry announced vide the

Election Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/16/2021, dated 26th February, 2021,

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 all the Assembly Constituencies of Assam, Kerala,

Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, 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;

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 (i) all the

Assembly Constituencies of Assam notified/to be notified on 02-03-2021, 05-03-2021

and 12-03-2021, (2) all the Assembly Constituencies of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and

Puducherry to be notified on 12-03-2021 and (3) all the Assembly Constituencies

of West Bengal notified/to be notified on 02-03-2021, 05-03- 2021, 12-03-2021,

16-03-2021, 23-03-2021, 26-03-2021 and 31-03-2021as 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)

N.T. BHUTIA,

Secretary.

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