Panaji, 1st March, 2019 (Phalguna 10, 1940)
SERIES II No. 48
Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Elections
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer
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Order
No. 5-14-2019/ELEC/1939
The following Order No. 3/4/ID/2019/SDR/VOL.I
dated 28th February, 2019 issued by the Election
Commission of India, New Delhi, is hereby published
for general information.
Kunal, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer.
Panaji, 1st March, 2019.
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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan,
Ashoka Road,
New Delhi - 110001.
28th February, 2019.
9 Phalguna, 1940 (Saka)
Order
No. 3/4/ID/2019/SDR/VOL.I
1. Whereas, Section 61 of the Representation of
the People Act, 1951 provides that with a view to
preventing impersonation of electors, so as to make
the right of genuine electors to vote under Section
62 of that Act more effective, provisions may be
made by rules under that Act for use of Electors
Photo Identity Card for electors as the means of
establishing their identity at the time of polling;
and
2. Whereas, Rule 28 of the Registration of Electors
Rules, 1960, empowers the Election Commission to
direct, with a view to preventing impersonation of
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electors and facilitating their identification at the
time of poll, the issue of Electors Photo Identity
Card to electors bearing their photographs at State
cost; and
3. Whereas, Rules 49H (3) and 49K (2) (b) of the
Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, stipulate that
where the electors of a constituency have been
supplied with Electors Photo Identity Card under
the said provisions of Rule 28 of the Registration of
Electors Rules, 1960, the electors shall produce their
Electors Photo Identity Card at the polling station
and failure or refusal on their part to produce those
Electors Photo Identity Card may result in the denial
of permission to vote; and
4. Whereas, a combined and harmonious reading
of the aforesaid provisions of the said Act and the
Rules, makes it clear that although the right to vote
arises by the existence of the name in the electoral
roll, it is also dependent upon the use of the Electors
Photo Identity card, where provided by the Election
Commission at State cost, as the means of
establishing their identity at the time of polling
and that both are to be used together; and
5. Whereas, the Election Commission made an
Order on the 28th August, 1993, directing the issue
of Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to all electors,
according to a time bound programme; and
6. Whereas, Electors Photo Identity Cards have
been issued to more than 99% electors in the
country; and
8. Now, therefore, after taking into account all
relevant factors and the legal and factual position,
the Election Commission hereby directs that for
the upcoming General Election to the House of the
People, 2019 and General Elections and
Bye-elections to State Legislative Assemblies to be
held along with the General Election to the House