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No. 128] CHENNAI, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024 Panguni 10, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2055
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 ELECTIONS TO LOK SABHA, 2024 AND BYE-ELECTION TO TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 233. VILAVANCODE ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY SHALL BE GIVEN AND RECORDED BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES AND VVPAT
No. SRO G-11/2024.
The following Direction of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001, dated 20th March, 2024 [30 Phalguna, 1945 (Saka)] is published:-
No.576/3/EVM/2024/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 Parliamentary Constituencies of Lok Sabha, all the Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim at the current general elections, 2024 and in 26 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-1) in 13 States at the current bye-elections, announced vide the Election Commission's Press Notes No. ECI/PN/23/2024 & ECI/PN/24/2024 both dated 16th March 2024, 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 all the Parliamentary Constituencies and all the Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim and in 26 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-1) of 13 States. 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;
2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY5. The Election Commission also hereby approves the design of EVMs and VVPAT Printers as developed by the Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad, which shall be attached to the said machines, to be used for the giving and recording of votes in all the Constituencies.
(By Order)
S.B. JoShi,
Principal Secretary,
Election Commission of India.
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009, 23rd March 2024.
SATYABRATA SAHOO,
Chief Electoral Officer and
Principal Secretary to Government,
Public (Elections) Department.
Annexure-1
| S. No. | Name of State | Assembly Constituency No. & Name |
| 1. | Bihar | 195-Agiaon(SC) |
| 2. | Gujarat | 26–Vijapur |
| 3. | 108–Khambhat | |
| 4. | 136–Vaghodia | |
| 5. | 85–Manavadar | |
| 6. | 83–Porbandar | |
| 7. | Haryana | 21-Karnal |
| 8. | Jharkhand | 31- Gandey |
| 9. | Maharashtra | 30 – Akola West |
| 10. | Tripura | 7- Ramnagar |
| 11. | Uttar Pradesh | 136–Dadraul |
| 12. | 173–Lucknow East | |
| 13. | 292–Gainsari | |
| 14. | 403 – Duddhi (ST) | |
| 15. | West Bengal | 62-Bhagawangola |
| 16. | 113- Baranagar | |
| 17. | Telangana | 71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC) |
| 18. | Himachal Pradesh | 18–Dharamshala |
| 19. | 21 – Lahaul&Spiti (ST) | |
| 20. | 37–Sujanpur | |
| 21. | 39–Barsar | |
| 22. | 42–Gagret | |
| 23. | 45–Kutlehar | |
| 24. | Rajasthan | 165 – Bagidora (ST) |
| 25. | Karnataka | 36 – Shorapur (ST) |
| 26. | Tamil Nadu | 233 – Vilavancode |
(By Order)
S.B. JoShi,
Principal Secretary,