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No. 312] CHENNAI, MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 Aadi 13, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050
Part V—Section 4
Notifications by the Election Commission of India
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 GENERAL ELECTION TO 8. VELLORE PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY SHALL BE GIVEN AND RECORDED BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES AND VVPAT No. SRO G-50/2019.
The following Direction of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001, dated 22nd July, 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 8-Vellore Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu, in which bye-election is 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 above mentioned Parliamentary Constituency, 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 8-Vellore Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu, as the constituency in which the votes at the current election to the House of the People from the said constituency, notifi ed on 11-07-2019, 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 Parliamentary Constituency.
(By Order)
N.T. B(cid:3472)(cid:3485)(cid:3484)(cid:3473)(cid:3465), Secretary,
Election Commission of India.
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009, 29th July, 2019.
SATYABRATA SAHOO, Chief Electoral Offi cer and Secretary to Government,