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THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PART - VII EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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HYDERABAD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019.

NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION

OF PANCHAYAT RAJ

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TELANGANA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

PUBLISHING THE WARD WISE PHOTO ELECTORAL ROLLS OF THE MUNICIPAL BODIES IN THE

WEB PORTALS OF THE CONCERNED ULBs, COLLECTORS AND DISTRICT ELECTION

AUTHORITY AND CDMA, HYDERABAD.

No. 2833/TSEC-ULBs/2019:– WHEREAS, the State Election Commission for the purpose of Voter

convenience it is decided to publish ward wise photo electoral rolls of the Municipal Bodies on the date specified

by the Commission in the web portals of the concerned Collectors and District Election Authority and as well as

in the Web Portals of the Commissioner & DMA and Election Authority and Commissioner and Election Authority,

GHMC in addition to the physical publication as indicated in Rule 5 of Rules relating to the Preparation and

Publication of Electoral Roll. Such a publication facilitates the general public to have easy access to verify their

names in the electoral rolls and also to download the voter slips by themselves.

AND WHEREAS, Article 243-ZA of Constitution of India read with Section 9 of GHMC Act, 1955 in

case of GHMC and Section 194(1) of Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 in case of other ULBs Stipulates that,"

the Preparation of electoral rolls for conduct of all elections to the Municipal Bodies shall be under the superintendence

and control of the State Election Commission ".

AND WHEREAS, Sub-Section 2 of Section 12 of GHMC Act in case of GHMC and Sub-Section 2 of

Section 195-A of Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 in case of other Municipal Bodies stipulates that, "the

electoral roll for Municipal Corporation and Municipality shall be prepared and published in prescribed manner

with reference to the qualifying date before each ordinary election and before each casual election to fill a casual

vacancy in the office of the member of the Corporation / Municipality as the case may be".

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AND WHEREAS, as per the Provisions of Section 12 of the GHMC Act, 1955 in case of GHMC and

Section 195-A of Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 in case of other Municipal bodies and Rules issued thereunder

for preparation and publication of electoral rolls, the latest Assembly Electoral Rolls published with reference to a

qualifying date along with supplements up to date shall be adapted in toto for preparation and publication of Ward

Wise electoral rolls of the Municipal Body. The electoral rolls so adapted shall be prepared ward wise and

published by the person authorized and as directed by the State Election Commission on the date notified by the

Commission along with notice in Form-I for inspection by the general public at the places indicated in Rule 5 of

the rules relating to the Preparation and Publication of electoral rolls.

AND WHEREAS, to ensure the extant policy of ECI to protect the citizen privacy issues, the Commission

decided to publish the electoral rolls of Municipal Body in the web portals of the concerned Collector & District

Election Authority without photographs of the electors in addition to the places mentioned in Rule 5 of the rules

relating to the preparation and publication of electoral rolls. However, the Electoral Rolls used for office purpose

including those used as marked copies in polling stations shall contain the photographs of the voters as it is.

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243 ZA of the Constitution of India

read with Section 9,10 and 12 of GHMC Act, 1955 in case of GHMC and Section 194(1) and 194(2) of

Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 in case of other Municipal Bodies and all other powers enabling thereto, the

State Election Commission, hereby directs that, the person authorized by the State Election Commission, shall

publish Ward-Wise electoral rolls of the Urban Local Body, without containing photographs of the electors on the

date specified by the Commission in the web portals of the concerned ULB, Collector & District Election Authority

as well as in the web portals of the Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration & Election Authority

duly indicating the ward division along with notice in Form-I in addition to the places mentioned in Rule 5 of the

rules relating to the Preparation and Publication of electoral rolls.

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

Hyderabad,

M. ASHOK KUMAR,

16-11-2019.

Secretary.

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( BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER )