THE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PART-V EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 06] HYDERABAD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021.
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 STATE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM WARANGAL- KHAMMAM-NALGONDA AND MAHABUBNAGAR - RANGAREDDY - HYDERABAD GRADUATE'S CONSTITUENCIES -IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTORS - SPECIFIED DOCUMENTS - COMMUNICATED.
[Memo No.1069/Elecs.B/A1/2020, Office of the Chief Elector Officer, Telangana
Dated: 27th February, 2021].
The following order of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001, Dated 20th February, 2021 is Published:-
ORDER
No. 3/4/ID/2020/SDR(Councils) :– 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 Identify 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 2 TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part - V 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 Mahabubnagar-Ranga
Reddy-Hyderabad Graduates' & Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates' in the State of
Telangana, 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 election to the Telangana Legislative Councils from the said Constituencies, notified on 16th February, 2021 (Tuesday). 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 :-
By Order,
N.T. BHUTIA, Secretary, Election Commission of India.
Dr. SHASHANK GOEL, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Principal Secretary to Government.