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No. 149] CHENNAI, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 Panguni 11, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050
Part V—Section 4
Notifications by the Election Commission of India
PUBLIC (ELECTIONS-III) DEPARTMENT
DIRECTION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ELECTION COMMISSION'S DIRECTION SPECIFYING THAT THE VOTES AT THE CURRENT GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE, 2019 AND BYE-ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES SHALL BE GIVEN AND RECORDED BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES AND VVPAT No. SRO G-31/2019.
The following Direction of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001, dated 22nd March, 2019 is published:-
No.576/3/EVM/2019/SDR-VoI.II:- 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 Commission has considered the circumstances in all the Parliamentary Constituencies of India, all the Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim and in the 37 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal, and is satisfi ed that suffi cient number of Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for printing Paper Trail [Voter Verifi able Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT)] are available for taking the poll in the abovementioned Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies, the polling personnel are well trained in effi cient handling of the Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail (hereafter referred to as 'VVPAT Printers') and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the Electronic Voting Machines 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 all the Parliamentary Constituencies at the current General election to the House of the People, 2019, all the Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim at the current General Election to the State Legislative Assemblies and the 37 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal, from where bye-elections are being held, as per the schedule announced by the Commission on 10-03-2019, 13-03-2019 & 14.03.2019 as the constituencies in which the votes, shall be given and recorded by means of Electronic Voting Machines and VVPAT printers 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.
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[ 1 ]2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 5. The Commission also hereby approves the design of the Electronic Voting Machine and the Printer with the drop box (the 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. B(cid:3472)(cid:3485)(cid:3484)(cid:3473)(cid:3465),
Secretary,
Election Commission of India.
Secretariat,
SATYABRATA SAHOO,
Chennai-600 009,
Chief Electoral Offi cer and
25th March, 2019.
Secretary to Government,
Public (Elections) Department.
ANNEXURE-I
Sl.No. State AC No. Name of AC
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
1. Bihar 212 Dehri
2. Bihar 237 Nawada
3. Goa 1 Mandrem
4. Goa 5 Mapusa
5. Goa 22 Siroda
6. Gujarat 21 Unjha
7. Gujarat 64 Dhrangadhra
8. Gujarat 77 Jamnagar Rural
9. Gujarat 85 Manavadar
10. Gujarat 91 Talala
11. Madhya Pradesh 126 Chhindwara
12. Maharashtra 48 Katol
13. Meghalaya 48 Selsella (ST)
14. Mizoram 15 Aizawl West- I (ST)
15. Nagaland 26 Aonglenden (ST)
16. Pudducherry 9 Thattanchavady
17. Tamil Nadu 5 Poonamallee (SC)
18. Tamil Nadu 12 Perambur
19. Tamil Nadu 33 Thiruporur
20. Tamil Nadu 39 SholingurTAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 3
Sl.No. State AC No. Name of AC
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
21. Tamil Nadu 46 Gudiyattham (SC)
22. Tamil Nadu 48 Ambur
23. Tamil Nadu 55 Hosur
24. Tamil Nadu 60 Pappireddippatti
25. Tamil Nadu 61 Harur (SC)
26. Tamil Nadu 130 Nilakkottai (SC)
27. Tamil Nadu 168 Thiruvarur
28. Tamil Nadu 174 Thanjavur
29. Tamil Nadu 187 Manamadurai (SC)
30. Tamil Nadu 198 Andipatti
31. Tamil Nadu 199 Periyakulam (SC)
32. Tamil Nadu 204 Sattur
33. Tamil Nadu 209 Paramakudi (SC)
34. Tamil Nadu 213 Vilathikulam
35. Uttar Pradesh 138 Nighasan
36. West Bengal 88 Krishnaganj (SC)
37. West Bengal 176 Uluberia Purba
(By Order)
N.T. B(cid:3472)(cid:3485)(cid:3484)(cid:3473)(cid:3465),
Secretary,
Election Commission of India.
Secretariat,
SATYABRATA SAHOO,
Chennai-600 009,
Chief Electoral Offi cer and
25th March, 2019.
Secretary to Government,
Public (Elections) Department.
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