TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Part V—Section 4

Notification by the Election Commission of India

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.

No. 393]

chennai, wednesday, October 16, 2019

Purattasi 29, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

V-4 Ex-(393)

Notification by the Election Commission of India

ORDER OF ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTORS DURING THE

BYE-ELECTION TO TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 75.VIKRAVANDI AND 227.NANGUNERI

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES TO BE HELD ON 21ST OCTOBER 2019.

No. SRO G-56/2019

The following Order of the Election Commission’s Order No.3/4/ID/2019/SDR-Vol.I, dated 12.10.2019 is republished:-

Whereas, Section 61 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides that with a view to preventing impersonation

of electors, so as to make the right of genuine electors to vote under section 62 of that Act more effective, provisions may be

made by rules under that Act for use of Electors Photo Identity Card for electors as the means of establishing their identity

at the time of polling; and

2. Whereas, Rule 28 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, empowers the Election Commission to direct, with a

view to preventing impersonation of electors and facilitating their identification at the time of poll, the issue of Electors Photo

Identity Card to electors bearing their photographs at State cost; and

3. Whereas, Rules 49H(3) and 49K(2)(b) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, stipulate that where the electors of a

constituency have been supplied with Electors Photo Identity Card under the said provisions of Rule 28 of the Registration of

Electors Rules, 1960, the electors shall produce their Electors Photo Identity Card at the polling station and failure or refusal

on their part to produce those Electors Photo Identity Card may result in the denial of permission to vote; and

4. Whereas, a combined and harmonious reading of the aforesaid provisions of the said Act and the Rules, makes it

clear that although the right to vote arises by the existence of the name in the electoral roll, it is also dependent upon the use

of the Electors Photo Identity Card, where provided by the Election Commission at State cost, as the means of establishing

their identity at the time of polling and that both are to be used together; and

5. Whereas, the Election Commission made an Order on the 28^th August, 1993, directing the issue of Electors Photo

Identity Card (EPIC) to all electors, according to a time bound programme; and

6. Whereas, Electors Photo Identity Cards have been issued to a substantially large number of electors in all the

States; and

7. Now, therefore, after taking into account all relevant factors and the legal and factual position, the Election

Commission hereby directs that for current bye elections from 46 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of

16 States and the bye-elections from 23-Samastipur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar & 45-Satara

Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Maharastra, which have been notified on 23.09.2019 & 27.09.2019, all

electors who have been issued EPIC shall produce the EPIC for their identification at the polling station before casting their

votes. Those electors who are not able to produce the EPIC shall produce one of the following alternative photo identity

documents for establishing their identity:-

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(i)

Passport;

(ii)

Driving License;

(iii) Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Govt. PSUs/Public Limited

Companies;

(iv) Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office;

(v) PAN Card;

(vi) Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR;

(vii) MNREGA Job Card;

(viii) Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour;

(ix) Pension document with photograph,

(x) Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs,

(xi) Aadhaar Card

8. In the case of EPIC, clerical errors, spelling mistakes, etc. should be ignored provided the identity of the elector

can be established by the EPIC. If an elector produces an Electors Photo Identity Card, which has been issued by the

Electoral Registration Officer of another Assembly Constituency, such EPICs shall also be accepted for identification provided

the name of that elector finds place in the electoral roll pertaining to the polling station where the elector has turned up for

voting. If it is not possible to establish the identity of the elector on account of mismatch of photograph, etc. the elector shall

have to produce one of the alternative photo documents mentioned in para 7 above.

9. Notwithstanding anything in Para 7 above, overseas electors who are registered in the electoral rolls under

Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, based on the particulars in their Passport, shall be identified on

the basis of their original passport only (and no other identity document) in the polling station.

(By Order)

N.T. Bhutia,

Secretary,

Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and

16th October, 2019.

Secretary to Government.

Annexure-I

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Name of State

Number and Name of Assembly

Constituency

(1)

(2)

(3)

Arunachal Pradesh

56-Khonsa (West)(ST)

Assam

1-Ratabari (SC)

Assam

44-Jania

Assam

74 Rangapara

Assam

106-Sonari

Bihar

54-Kishanganj

Bihar

76-Simri Bakhtiarpur

Bihar

109-Daraunda

Bihar

158-Nathnagar

10.

Bihar

163-Belhar

11.

Chhattisgarh

87-Chitrakot (ST)

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Name of State

Number and Name of Assembly

Constituency

(1)

(2)

(3)

12.

Gujarat

8-Tharad

13.

Gujarat

20-Kheralu

14.

Gujarat

50-Amraiwadi

15.

Gujarat

122-Lunawada

16.

Himachal Pradesh

18-Dharamshala

17.

Himachal Pradesh

55-Pachhad (SC)

18.

Madhya Pradesh

193 - Jhabua (ST)

19.

Meghalaya

26-Shella (ST)

20.

Odisha

2- Bijepur

21.

Pudducherry

10- Kamraj Nagar

22.

Punjab

29-Phagwara (SC)

23.

Punjab

39-Mukerian

24.

Punjab

68 - Dakha

25.

Punjab

79 - Jalalabad

26.

Rajasthan

28-Mandawa

27.

Rajasthan

110-Khinwsar

28.

Sikkim

10- Poklok-Kamrang

29.

Sikkim

24- Martam-Rumtek (BL)

30.

Sikkim

27 - Gangtok (BL)

31.

Tamil Nadu

75- Vikravandi

32.

Tamil Nadu

227- Nanguneri

33.

Telangana

89-Huzurnagar

34.

Uttar Pradesh

7-Gangoh

35.

Uttar Pradesh

37-Rampur

36.

Uttar Pradesh

77-Iglas (SC)

37.

Uttar Pradesh

175 -Lucknow Cantt.

38.

Uttar Pradesh

212-Govindnagar

39.

Uttar Pradesh

237-Manikpur

40.

Uttar Pradesh

248- Pratapgarh

41.

Uttar Pradesh

269-Zaidpur (SC)

42.

Uttar Pradesh

280-Jalalpur

43.

Uttar Pradesh

282-Balha (SC)

44.

Uttar Pradesh

354-Ghosi

45.

Gujarat

16-Radhanpur

46.

Gujarat

32-Bayad

(By Order)

N.T. Bhutia,

Secretary,

Election Commission of India.

Secretariat,

SATYABRATA SAHOO,

Chennai-600 009,

Chief Electoral Officer and

16th October, 2019.

Secretary to Government.