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CHENNAI, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021
Panguni 14, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052
Part V—Section 4
Notifi cations by the Election Commission of India
[ 1 ]
DIRECTION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ELECTION COMMISSION'S DIRECTION SPECIFYING THAT THE VOTES AT THE CURRENT BYE-ELECTION TO
LOK SABHA FROM 39. KANNIYAKUMARI PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY, 2021 SHALL BE GIVEN AND
RECORDED BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES AND VVPAT
No. SRO G-23/2021.
The following Direction of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001, dated
25th March, 2021 [4 Chaitra, Saka, 1942] is published:—
No.576/3/EVM/2021/SDR-Vol.II:- 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 Election Commission has considered the circumstances in 6-Malappuram Parliamentary Constituency
of Kerala, 39-Kanniyakumari Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu, 23-Tirupati(SC) Parliamentary Constituency of
Andhra Pradesh & 2-Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency of Karnataka, 125-Morva Hadaf(ST) Assembly Constituency of
Gujarat, 13-Madhupur Assembly Constituency of Jharkhand, 47-Basavakalyan & 59-Maski(ST) Assembly Constituencies
of Karnataka, 55-Damoh Assembly Constituency of Madhya Pradesh, 252-Pandharpur Assembly Constituency
of Maharashtra, 26- Serchhip(ST) Assembly Constituency of Mizoram, 51-Noksen(ST) Assembly Constituency of
Nagaland, 110-Pipili Assembly Constituency of Odisha,179-Sahara, 24-Sujangarh(SC) & 175-Rajsamand Assembly
Constituencies of Rajasthan, 87-Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly Constituency of Telangana and 49-Salt Assembly
Constituency of Uttarakhand, announced vide the Election Commission's Press Note No. ECl/PN/17/2021, dated 26th
February, 2021 and No. ECI/PN/28/2021, dated 16th March, 2021 and is satisfi ed that suffi cient number of Electronic Voting
Machines (EVMs) and Printers for printing Paper Trail [Voter Verifi able Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT)] are available for taking
the poll in above mentioned Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies, the polling personnel are well trained in effi cient
handling of EVMs and 'VVPAT Printers' and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the EVMs and the
VVPAT Printers;
V-4 Ex. (181)