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VI-2 Ex. (463)—1

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chennai, Saturday, December 14, 2019

Karthigai 28, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

[Price : Rs. 1.60 Paise.

Part VI—Section 2

Notification or Orders of interest to a section of the public

issued by Heads of Departments, etc.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

TAMIL NADU STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, CHENNAI-600 106.

[ELECTIONS - Kanniyakumari District - Melpuram Panchayat Union - District Panchayat Ward

Member, Panchayat Union Ward Member, village Panchayat Ward Member and village Panchayat

President - Conduct of - use of ElectRonic Voting Machines - Ordered.]

(S.O.No.102/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated 12th December 2019)

Read:

1. S.O.No.66/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated 7-12-2019.

2. S.O.No.87/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated 7-12-2019.

No. VI(2)/125(b-1)/2019.

In excercise of the powers conferred under Section 57-A of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Panchayat

Act 21 of 1994), the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission hereby specifies that in the Elections to fill up the Ordinary

vacancies in the offices of the Ward Members of Village Panchayats, Village Panchayat Presidents, Panchayat Union Ward

Members and District Panchayat Ward Member in Melpuram Panchayat Union of Kanniyakumari District notified in the

S.O.No.(s) 66/2019/TNSEC/PE-1 and S.O.No.87/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated 07-12-2019, the giving and recording of votes by

Electronic Voting Machine shall be adopted.

(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission)

Chennai - 600 106,

L. subramanian,

12th December 2019.

Secretary,

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.

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[ELECTIONS - Kanniyakumari District - Melpuram Panchayat Union - District Panchayat Ward

Member, Panchayat Union Ward Member, village Panchayat Ward Member and village Panchayat

President - particulars in the ballotting unit - specification of - orders - issued.]

(S.O.No.104/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated 12th December 2019)

Read:

1. S.O.No.66/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated the 7-12-2019.

2. S.O.No.87/2019/TNSEC/PE-1, dated the 7-12-2019.

No. VI(2)/125(b-2)/2019.

In exercise of the powers conferred under rule 49 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats, (Elections) Rules, 1995, the State

Election Commission hereby directs that the colour of the Ballot Paper for the balloting unit of EVM for the different elections

shall be as given in the following table:-

The Table

Sl. No

Institution

Election

Colour of the ballot

paper

Village Panchayat

Ward Member

White

Village Panchayat

President

Pink

Panchayat Union

Ward Member

Green

District Panchayat

Ward Member

Yellow

In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-rule (1) of rule 59-B of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules,

1995, the State Election Commission specifies that the balloting unit of the voting machine shall contain ballot paper and

address tag. The ballot paper shall contain the details such as Sl. No. of ballot paper, Code No. and Name of the local

body, Ward No., Nature of election (Ordinary/Casual) and Month and Year of election, Sheet Number on the top of the Ballot

paper and Candidate’s Sl.No, Candidate’s name and/or their Election symbol. The names of the contesting Candidates in

the ballot papers for the election of Ward Member of District Panchayat and Ward Member of Panchayat Union shall be

printed in the Tamil alphabetical order as in Form 9 with their symbols. The symbols of the contesting Candidates in the

election of Ward Member of Village Panchayat and President of Village Panchayat shall be printed in the order of Table 2 and

Table 3 of S.O.No.16/2019/TNSEC/EG1, dated 30-09-2019. The Commission also specifies that the said ballot papers shall

be in the following form.

The total length of the ballot paper will be 456 mm and the width will be 139 mm.

At the top of the ballot paper, there shall be a space provided for indicating the particulars of Sl.No. of the ballot

paper, code No. and name of the local body, Ward No., nature of election (Ordinary /Casual) and year of election and sheet

number.

In the space so provided on the left hand corner, the Sl.No. of the ballot paper shall be printed. On the top right hand

corner, sheet number shall be printed if the ballot paper is printed on more than one sheet, where the number of contesting

candidates exceeds sixteen. The particulars of the election shall also be printed in the said space. These particulars will

contain the code number and name of the local body, Ward No., nature of election (Ordinary/Casual) and year of election

and shall be printed in Tamil.

Provided that where the No. of contesting candidates is less than sixteen, the above particulars may be printed

either at the top or at the bottom most portion (space meant for the candidate at Sl.No. sixteen), as may be considered

convenient from the point of view of printing.

Provided further that where the No. of contesting candidates is sixteen or more, the above particulars may be

printed in a vertical column, on the left hand side of the ballot paper, with a thick line dividing the said column and the panels

containing the serial numbers and names of the contesting candidates.

Below the space provided at the top for printing the particulars of the election, there shall be a thick black line of

1.00 mm for BEL make machines.

Below this line, there shall be printed the serial number of each contesting candidate, his name and the symbol

allotted to him, in a separate panel for each candidate.

The size of the panel for each contesting candidate shall be 27.5 mm (length) x 140 mm (width).

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The panels of the candidates shall be separated from each other by a thick black line of 1.00 mm.

The names and/or symbols of the contesting candidates shall be arranged on the ballot paper in the same order

in which their names appear in the list of contesting candidates (Form 9).

The names of not more than sixteen candidates shall be arranged on one sheet of a ballot paper. If the number

of contesting candidate is less than sixteen, the space below the panel for last contesting candidate shall be kept blank,

except where the particulars of election, etc., are printed at the bottom under clause (3) above.

10. If the number of contesting candidates exceeds sixteen, the ballot paper shall be printed on two sheets of the

above mentioned size and dimensions if the number of candidates is between seventeen and thirty two, on three sheets if

the number of contesting candidates is between thirty three and forty eight, on four sheets if their number is between forty

nine and sixty four.

11. In such cases where the ballot paper is printed on more than one sheet, the names of contesting candidates from

S.No.17 to 32 shall be printed on the second sheet, from S.No.33 to 48 on the third sheet and from 49 onwards on the

fourth sheet. If the number of candidates is less than thirty two the space below the panel for the last contesting candidate

in the second sheet shall be kept blank. Similarly, for the third and fourth sheets of the ballot papers.

12. On each such sheet, in the space provided for indicating the particulars of the election, its number shall be indicated

in bold words and letters, e.g., ‘Sheet No.1’, ‘Sheet No.2’, etc.

13. The names of the contesting candidates shall be printed in the same language or languages in which the list of

contesting candidates has been prepared. The serial number of the candidate shall be indicated in the international form of

Indian numerals.

14. Serial number and the name of the candidate shall be printed on the left hand side and his symbol on the right

hand side in the panel meant for him.

15. Unless otherwise directed by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission in any particular case, the ballot papers

shall be printed on white paper.

Before fixing the ballot paper in the balloting unit, the Returning Officer shall sign on the back side of each ballot paper

duly noting down the Sl.No. of the balloting unit in the issue register.

After closing the ballot paper screen, the Returning Officer shall affix address tag and seal the ballot paper screen. The

address tag shall contain the details of election, Name of the local body, the unit No. (ID Number) of the control unit/balloting

unit, Sl.No. and name of Polling Station and date of poll.

(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission)

Chennai - 600 106,

L. subramanian,

12th December 2019.

Secretary,

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.

printed and published by the Director of Stationery and printing, chennai

on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu