TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Part V—Section 4
Notifi cations by the Election Commission of India
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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
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2019
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CHENNAI, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019
Chithirai 28, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050
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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;