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No. 205] CHENNAI, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019 Chithirai 28, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050
Part V—Section 4
Notifications by the Election Commission of India
DIRECTION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ELECTION COMMISSION'S DIRECTION SPECIFYING THAT THE VOTES AT THE CURRENT BYE-ELECTIONS TO TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 116. SULUR, 134. ARAVAKURICHI, 195. THIRUPARANKUNDRAM AND 217, OTTAPIDARAM (SC) ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES SHALL BE GIVEN AND RECORDED BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES AND VVPAT No. SRO G-41/2019.
The following Direction of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001, dated 9th May, 2019 is published:-
No.576/3/EVM/2019/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 Commission has considered the circumstances in 11-Panaji Assembly Constituency in the State of Goa, 116-Sulur, 134-Aravakurichi, 195-Thiruparankundram & 217-Ottapidaram(SC) Assembly Constituencies in the State of Tamil Nadu, 42- Chincholi (SC) and 70-Kundgol Assembly Constituencies in the State of Karnataka, 89-Agra Assembly Constituency in State of Uttar Pradesh and 23-Darjeeling, 29-Islampur, 68-Kandi, 74-Nowda, 43-Habibpur(ST) & 105-Bhatpara Assembly Constituencies in the State of West Bengal, in which bye-elections are currently in progress, and is satisfi ed that suffi cient number of Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail are available for taking the poll in the abovementioned Assembly Constituencies, the polling personnel are well trained in effi cient handling of the Electronic Voting Machines and Printer for Paper Trail and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the Electronic Voting Machines and the said Printers;
2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY4. 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 specifi es 11-Panaji Assembly Constituency in the State of Goa, 116-Sulur, 134-Aravakurichi, 195-Thiruparankundram & 217-Ottapidaram(SC) Assembly Constituencies in the State of Tamil Nadu, 42-Chincholi(SC) and 70-Kundgol Assembly Constituencies in the State of Karnataka, 89-Agra Assembly Constituency in State of Uttar Pradesh and 23-Darjeeling, 29-Islampur, 68-Kandi, 74-Nowda, 43-Habibpur(ST) & 105-Bhatpara Assembly Constituencies in the State of West Bengal, as the constituencies in which the votes at the current bye-elections to the States Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal from the said constituencies, notified on 22-04-2019, shall be given and recorded by means of Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail 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.
5. The Commission also hereby approves the design of the Electronic Voting Machine and the Printer with the drop box (VVPAT) as developed by the Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronics Corporation of India, Ltd., Hyderabad, which shall be attached to the said voting machines, to be used for the giving and recording of votes in the above said Assembly constituencies.
(By Order)
K.F. W(cid:3473)(cid:3476)(cid:3470)(cid:3482)(cid:3469)(cid:3468), Senior Principal Secretary,
Election Commission of India.
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009, 11th May, 2019.
SATYABRATA SAHOO, Chief Electoral Offi cer and Secretary to Government,