THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PART-V EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 19 ]

HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019.

STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF

INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, TELANGANA

BIENNIAL ELECTION TO TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM MEDAK - NIZAMABAD-

ADILABAD-KARIMNAGAR GRADUATES', MEDAK - NIZAMABAD- ADILABAD-KARIMNAGAR

TEACHERS' AND WARANGAL - KHAMMAM-NALGONDA TEACHERS' CONSTITUENCIES -

COMMISSION'S ORDER REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTORS.

[Memo. No. 1824/Elec. D/2019-59, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana ,

Dated 20^th March, 2019.]

The following Order of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New

Delhi-110 001, dated: 20^th March, 2019 is published:-

ORDER

No. 3/4/ID//2019/SDR(Council) .– Whereas, the Election Commission has been following the policy of

compulsory identification of electors by means of specified identification documents at elections to the House of the

people and Legislative Assemblies from the year 2000 onwards, so as to prevent impersonation at elections thereby

making the right of genuine electors to vote under section 62 of the Representation of the people Act, 1951 more

effective; and

Whereas, keeping in view the provisions of Rules 35(3) and 37(2) (b) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961,

the Commission has been issuing directions that the electors at election to House of the people and Legislative

Assemblies shall produce their Electors Photo Identity Card or other specified documents at the polling station and

failure or refusal on their part to produce those Electors Photo Identity Card or documents may result in the denial

of supply of a ballot paper to them and permission to vote; and

Whereas, the said provisions regarding identification of electors and safeguards against impersonation are

equally applicable at elections from Graduates' and Teachers' Constituencies, and as the electors in these constituencies

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are also electors in assembly constituencies, they would have been supplied with Electors Photo Identity Card as

electors in their respective Assembly constituencies;

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

Commission, hereby directs that all electors at the current biennial/bye elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative

Council from East-West Godavari Graduates', Krishna-Guntur Graduates' Constituency & Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-

Visakhapatnam Teachers' Constituency and current biennial/bye elections to Telangana Legislative Council from

Medak - Nizamabad- Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates', Constituency Medak - Nizamabad- Adilabad-Karimnagar

Teachers' Constituency and Warangal - Kammam-Nalgonda Teachers' Constituency who have been issued with

their EPICs' shall have to produce these cards to exercise their franchise, when they come to the polling stations for

voting at the current biennial/bye elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and Telangana Legislative

Council from the said constituencies, notified on 25^th February, 2019 (Monday). However, those electors, who are

not able to produce their EPICs' will have to produce any of the following alternative documents for establishing their

identity:-

i.

Passport,

ii.

Driving License,

iii.

PAN Card,

iv.

Service Identity Card issued by the educational Institutions in which the electors of the concerned

Teachers'/ Graduates' Constituency may be employed.

v.

Certificate of degree/Diploma issued by University, in original,

vi.

Certificate of physical handicap issued by competent Authority, in original,

vii.

Service identity card issued to its employees by state/Central government, Public Sector

Undertakings, Local bodies or other Private Industrial Houses.

viii.

Aadaar Card,

ix.

Official identity Cards issued to MPs./MLAs/MLCs.

By order,

N.T. BHUTIA,

Secretary,

Election Commission of Inda.

Dr. RAJAT KUMAR,

Chief Electoral Officer &

E.O. Principal Secretary to Government.

Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.

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