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Date: 21-Mar-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

EVM AND VVPAT

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notification regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) printers for the upcoming General Elections 2024 and certain bye-elections.
  • The notification specifies the constituencies where votes will be cast and recorded using EVMs and VVPAT printers.
  • The ECI also approves the design of EVMs and VVPAT printers developed by Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad.

Key Changes

  • Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 allows for voting and recording of votes via voting machines as specified by the ECI.
  • Rule 49A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 allows for a printer with a drop box to be attached to the voting machine for printing a paper trail of the vote.
  • The ECI has considered the circumstances in all Parliamentary Constituencies of Lok Sabha, all Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim for the General Elections 2024.
  • The ECI has also considered the circumstances in 26 Assembly Constituencies in 13 States for the current bye-elections.
  • The ECI is satisfied that sufficient EVMs and VVPAT printers are available for polling in the specified constituencies.
  • Polling personnel are trained to handle EVMs and VVPAT printers, and electors are familiar with their operation.
  • Annexure-1 lists the 26 Assembly Constituencies in 13 states where the current bye-elections will utilize EVMs and VVPATs.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Bharat Electronics Ltd. and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd.: Recognition of their EVM and VVPAT designs.

Suggested Action Items

  • Review and update training manuals for polling personnel based on past election experiences.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India (ECI): The autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. Representation of the People Act, 1951: An Act of the Parliament of India that provides for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of each State. Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961: Rules framed by the Election Commission of India to regulate the conduct of elections in the country. Electronic Voting Machine (EVM): An electronic device used for recording votes in place of paper ballots. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT): An independent verification system attached to an electronic voting machine allowing voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly. It generates a paper record of each vote. Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore: A Government of India owned aerospace and defence electronics company. Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad: A Government of India enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 भारत सर कार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA xxxGIDHxxx एस.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22032024-253309 xxxGIDExxx SG-DL-E-22032024-253309 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 15] दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतर्ार, माच ा21, 2024/चत्रै 1, 1946 [रा.रा.रा.क्ष.ेदि. स.ं 501 No. 15] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024/CHAITRA 1, 1946 [N. C. T. D. No. 501 भाग II—I PART II—I राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI कायाला य मख्ु य जनर्ाचा न अजधकारी, दिल्ली अजधसचू ना दिल् ली, 21 माच,ा 2024 स.ं म.ुच.ुअ./च.ुस.ं/102(19)/2023/211.—जनम्न जलजतत क सर्ासाधारण क िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह:ै — भारत जनर्ाचा न आय ग जनिेि नई दिल् ली, 20 माचा, 2024 स.ं 576/3/ईर्ीएम/2024/एसडीआर/तडं -I.—यतः, ल क प्रजतजनजधत्र् अजधजनयम, 1951 क धारा 61क म ें यह उपबंध दकया गया ह ै दक ऐसे जनर्ााचन क्षेत्र या जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों में र् ट ंग मिीनों द्वारा मतिान और मतों के अजभलेतन का यथाजर्जहत ऐसा तरीका अपनाया िाए, िैसा दक भारत जनर्ाचा न आय ग द्वारा प्रत्येक मामल े क पररजस्ट्थजतयों क ध्यान म ें रतते हुए, जर्जनर्िष्टा दकया िाए; 2168 DG/2024 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] 2. यतः, जनर्ााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 के जनयम 49क के परन्तुक के अनुसार भारत जनर्ााचन आय ग द्वारा यथा-अनुम दित ऐस े जडिाइन र्ाला ड्रॉप बॉक्स यक्तु एक प्प्र ं र, ऐसे जनर्ााचन क्षेत्र या जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों या उसके भागों म ें मत के पेपर रेल के मुद्रण के जलए मतिान मिीन के साथ भी ि डा िाए िैसा दक भारत जनर्ााचन आय ग द्वारा जनिेि दिया िाए; 3. यतः, जनर्ााचन आय ग न े अपने प्रेस न स.ं ईसीआई/पीएन/23/2024 और ईसीआई/पीएन/24/2024 दिनाकं 16 माच,ा 2024 के िररए घ जित दकए ल क सभा के सभी ससं िीय जनर्ाचा न क्षत्रे ों, आध्रं प्रििे , अरुणाचल प्रिेि, ओजडिा और जसदिम क सभी जर्धान सभा जनर्ाचा न क्षत्रे ों के र्तमा ान साधारण जनर्ाचा न, 2024 और 13 राज्यों म ें 26 जर्धान सभा जनर्ाचा न क्षत्रे ों (अनलु ग्नक-1 के अनसु ार) के र्तमा ान उप-जनर्ाचा नों म ें सभी पररजस्ट्थजतयों पर जर्चार दकया ह ै और इस बात का समाधान ह गया ह ै दक सभी संसिीय जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों और आंध्र प्रििे , अरुणाचल प्रिेि, ओजडिा और जसदिम के सभी जर्धान सभा जनर्ााचन क्षत्रे ों और 13 राज्यों के 26 जर्धान सभा जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों (अनलु ग्नक-1 के अनुसार) म ें मतिान कराने के जलए पयााप्त संख्या में इलेक्रॉजनक र् ट ंग मिीन (ईर्ीएम) और पपे र रेल [मतिाता सत्यापनीय पेपर ऑजड रेल मिीन (र्ीर्ीपै )] मुदद्रत करन े के जलए प्प्रं र उपलब्ध ह।ैं मतिान कार्माक ईर्ीएम और र्ीर्ीपै प्प्रं रों क कुिलतापूर्का संभालने में अच्छी तरह स ेप्रजिजक्षत ह ैंऔर मतिाता भी ईर्ीएम और र्ीर्ीपै प्प्रं रों के प्रचालन से पणू ा रूप स ेअर्गत ह।ैं 4. अब, इसजलए, भारत जनर्ााचन आय ग, ल क प्रजतजनजधत्र् अजधजनयम, 1951 क उक्त धारा 61क तथा जनर्ााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 के जनयम 49क के तहत अपनी िजक्तयों का प्रय ग करत े हुए, एतद्द्वारा, जनर्ााचन आय ग द्वारा दिनांक 16 माचा, 2024 क घ जित कायाक्रम के अनुसार, र्तामान साधारण जनर्ााचन, 2024 में ल क सभा के सभी संसिीय जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों, आध्रं प्रिेि, अरुणाचल प्रिेि, ओजडिा और जसदिम क जर्धान सभाओं के सभी जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों और र्तामान उप-जनर्ााचन में 13 राज्यों में 26 जर्धान सभा जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों (अनलु ग्नक-1 के अनुसार) क ऐसे जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों के रूप म ें जर्जनर्िष्टा करता ह,ै जिनमें जनर्ााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 और इस जर्िय पर जनर्ााचन आय ग द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए अनुपरू क अनुििे ों के अंतगात जर्जहत तरीके से इलेक्रॉजनक र् ट ंग मिीनों तथा र्ीर्ीपै प्प्रं रों के माध्यम स े मत डाले और अजभजलजतत दकए िाएंगे। 5. जनर्ााचन आय ग, एतद्द्वारा भारत इलेक्रॉजनक्स जलजम ेड, बंगल र तथा इलेक्रॉजनक्स कापोरेिन ऑफ इजडडया जलजम ेड, हिै राबाि द्वारा यथा-जर्कजसत इलेक्रॉजनक र् ट ंग मिीनों और र्ीर्ीपै प्प्रं रों, जिन्ह ें सभी जनर्ााचन क्षेत्रों म ें मत डालन े और अजभजलजतत करने के जलए उक्त मिीनों से ि डा िाएगा, के जडिाइन क भी अनुम दित करता ह।ै आिेि से, एस.बी. ि िी, प्रधान सजचर् vkn”s k ls jkts”k dqekj] fo”ks’k eq[; fuokZpu vf/kdkjh] fnYyh अनलु ग्नक-1 क्रम स.ं राज्य जर्धान सभा जनर्ाचा न क्षत्रे क सख्ं या एर् ंनाम 1. जबहार 195-अजगआर्ं (अ.िा.) 2. गिु रात 26-जर्िापरु 3. 108-तभं ात 4. 136-र्ाघ जडया 5. 85-माणार्िर 6. 83-प रबिं र 7. हररयाणा 21-करनाल 8. झारतडड 31-गाडडे[PART II—I DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3 9. महाराष्ट्र 30-अक लापजिम 10. जत्रपरु ा 7-रामनगर 11. उत्तरप्रिेि 136-ििरौल 12. 173-लतनऊ पर्ू ा 13. 292-गसैं डी 14. 403-िद्घु ी(अ.ि.िा.) 15. पजिमबगं ाल 62-भगर्नग ला 16. 113-बडानगर 17. तले गं ाना 71-जसकंिराबािकैं (अ.िा.) 18. जहमाचलप्रिेि 18-धमिा ाला 19. 21-लाहौलऔरस्ट्पीजत(अ.ि.िा.) 20. 37-सिु ानपरु 21. 39-बडसर 22. 42-गगरे 23. 45-कु लहै ड 24. रािस्ट्थान 165-बागीि रा(अ.ि.िा.) 25. कना ा क 36-ि रापरु (अ.ि.िा.) 26. तजमलनाडु 233-जर्लार्ानक डे OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 21st March, 2024 No. CEO/COE/102(19)/2023/211.—The following is published for general information:— ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA DIRECTION New Delhi, the 20th March, 2024 No. 576/3/EVM/2024/SDR/Vol.I.—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; 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; 3. Whereas, the Election Commission has considered the circumstances inall the Parliamentary Constituencies of LokSabha, all the Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim at the current general elections, 2024 and in 26 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-1) in 13 States at the current bye-elections, announced vide the Election Commission’s Press Notes No. ECI/PN/23/2024& ECI/PN/24/2024 both dated 16th, March 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 all the Parliamentary Constituencies and all the Assembly Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim and in 26 Assembly Constituencies (as per4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART II—I] Annexure-1) of 13 States. 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 all the Parliamentary Constituencies of the LokSabha, all the Assembly Constituencies of the legislative assemblies ofAndhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim at the current General Elections, 2024and 26 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-1) in13 states at the current bye-election, as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission on 16th March, 2024,as the constituencies inwhich 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 Secy. By Order RAJESH KUMAR, Special Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi Annexure-1 Sl. No. Name of State Assembly Constituency No. & Name 1. Bihar 195-Agiaon(SC) 2. 26 - Vijapur 3. 108 - Khambhat 4. Gujarat 136 - Vaghodia 5. 85 - Manavadar 6. 83 - Porbandar 7. Haryana 21-Karnal 8. Jharkhand 31- Gandey 9. Maharashtra 30 – Akola West 10. Tripura 7- Ramnagar 11. 136 - Dadraul 12. 173 - Lucknow East 13. Uttar Pradesh 292 - Gainsari 14. 403 – Duddhi (ST) 15. West Bengal 62-Bhagawangola 16. 113- Baranagar 17. Telangana 71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC) 18. 18 - Dharamshala 19. 21 – Lahaul&Spiti (ST) 20. 37 - Sujanpur 21. 39 - Barsar 22. Himachal Pradesh 42 - Gagret 23. 45 - Kutlehar 24. Rajasthan 165 – Bagidora (ST) 25. Karnataka 36 – Shorapur (ST) 26. Tamil Nadu 233 - Vilavancode Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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