Electronic Voting Machines and VVPAT printers developed by Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore and Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad, the design of which was approved by the Election Commission for casting and recording votes in all constituencies.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NIRVACHAN SADAN

ASHOKA ROAD

NEW DELHI-110001

No. 576/3/EVM/2024/SDR-Vol.-I Dated: 17th October, 2024

DIRECTION

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; and

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; and

3. WHEREAS, the Election Commission has considered the circumstances in current general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Jharkhand & Maharashtra and bye elections to 48 Assembly Constituencies and 2 Parliamentary Constituencies (as per Annexure-1) announced vide the Election Commission's Press Notes no. ECI/PN/149/2024 and No. ECI/PN/150/2024 both dated 15th October, 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 the above said Assembly Constituencies. 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;

4. NOW, THEREFORE, the Election Commission of India, in exercise of its powers under the said Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and Rule 49A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, hereby specifies the Assembly Constituencies in Jharkhand to be notified on 18-10-2024 & 22-10-2024; all the Assembly Constituencies in Maharashtra to be notified on 22-10-2024;

47 Assembly Constituencies in various States and Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency in Kerala to be notified on 18-10-2024; Kedarnath Assembly Constituency in Uttarakhand and Nanded Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra to be notified on 22-10-2024 (as per Annexure-1), as the Constituencies in which the votes, shall be given and recorded by means of EVMs and VVPAT Printers in the manner prescribed, under the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the supplementary instructions issued by the Election Commission from time to time on the subject.

5. 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.

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By order,

NAVDEEP RINWA,

Principal Secretary.

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