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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
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2023
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No. 63]
CHENNAI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Thai 27, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054
Part V—Section 4
Notification by the Election Commission of India
V-4 Ex. (63)
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NOTIFICATION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
DIRECTION BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ELECTION COMMISSION'S DIRECTION SPECIFYING THAT THE VOTES AT THE CURRENT BYE-ELECTION TO
TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 98. ERODE (EAST) ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY SHALL BE
GIVEN AND RECORDED BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES AND VVPAT
No. SRO G-7/2023.
The following Direction of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110 001, dated 8th February, 2023 is published:-
No.576/3/EVM/2023/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;
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;
3.
Whereas, the Election Commission has considered the circumstances in all the Constituencies for the
General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland & Tripura announced vide the Election
Commission’s Press Note No. ECI/PN/01/2023 dated 18th January, 2023 and bye-elections to 01-Lumla (ST)
Assembly Constituency of Arunachal Pradesh, 23-Ramgarh Assembly Constituency of Jharkhand, 98-Erode (East)
Assembly Constituency of Tamil Nadu, 60-Sagardighi Assembly Constituency of West Bengal and 215-Kasba
Peth & 205-Chinchwad Assembly Constituencies of Maharashtra announced vide the Election Commission’s
Press Note No. ECI/PN/02/2023 dated 18th January, 2023 and is satisfied that sufficient number of Electronic Voting
Machines (EVMs) and Printers for printing Paper Trail [Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)] are available for
taking the poll in the above said Assembly Constituencies and all the Assembly Constituencies of Meghalaya, Nagaland
& Tripura, the polling personnel are well trained in efficient handling of EVMs and ‘VVPAT Printers’ and the electors
are also fully conversant with the operation of the EVMs and the VVPAT Printers;