Home› India› Election Commission of India› Notification in respect of Internally displaced electors of ...
Date: 22-Mar-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification in respect of Internally displaced electors of Manipur

Issued by Election Commission of India · Not Applicable

Research with AI Agent Chat with Document Generate Summary Translate Helpful Share Add to Project Create Task

Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notification regarding voting arrangements for internally displaced electors of the 1-Inner Manipur and 2-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Manipur for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
  • Displaced electors residing outside their place of residence will be able to vote at special polling stations set up in relief camps, even if these camps are located outside the territorial limits of their respective Parliamentary Constituencies.

Key Changes

  • Internally displaced electors from 1-Inner Manipur and 2-Outer Manipur constituencies, who are temporarily residing in relief camps or other locations outside their ordinary place of residence due to compelling circumstances, will be facilitated to vote.
  • These displaced electors will be able to vote using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at special polling stations established in relief camps.
  • The special polling stations may be located outside the geographical boundaries of the 1-Inner Manipur and 2-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituencies.
  • The ECI has previously directed that these internally displaced electors will continue to be treated as ordinary residents of their respective places for the purpose of inclusion/retention of their names in the electoral rolls, with reference to 01.01.2024 as the qualifying date.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders: Displaced Electors

  • Action Item: Displaced electors should register themselves at the relief camps to ensure their names are on the voter list.

Stakeholders: Election Commission of India

  • Action Item: The ECI should conduct voter awareness campaigns to inform displaced voters about the special voting arrangements.

Stakeholders: Government of Manipur

  • Action Item: The State Government should ensure the safety and security of voters and election officials at the relief camps.

Stakeholders: Political Parties

  • Action Item: Political parties should educate their workers to assist the displaced voters in locating their polling stations.

Key Entities Referenced

Election Commission of India (ECI): The constitutional body responsible for conducting free and fair elections in India. 1-Inner Manipur and 2-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituencies: The two parliamentary constituencies in the State of Manipur affected by internal displacement. Lok Sabha: The Lower House of the Parliament of India. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The Act of Parliament that governs the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the State Legislatures. Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951: Deals with the notification for general elections to the House of the People. Section 25 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951: Empowers the Election Commission to appoint presiding officers for polling stations. Article 324 of the Constitution of India: Confers powers on the Election Commission to supervise, direct, and control the conduct of elections.
Official Source Record View Original Source →
See Full Document Text
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22032024-253329 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-22032024-253329 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (iii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 61] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, माचा 22, 2024/चत्र 2, 1946 No. 61] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024/CHAITRA 2, 1946 भारत जिर्ाचा ि आयोग अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 21 माच,ा 2024 आ.अ. 67(अ).— यत:, मजणपरु राज्य में 1-आंतररक मजणपुर, 2-बाह्य मजणपुर संसिीय जिर्ााचि क्षेत्रों के अिेक जिर्ााचक बाध्यकारी पररजस्ट्िजतयों के कारण िसू रे स्ट्िािों पर आंतररक रूप से जर्स्ट्िाजपत हो गए ह ैं और अपिे सामान्य जिर्ास स्ट्िाि स े बाहर राहत जिजर्रों सजहत जर्जभन्न स्ट्िािों म ेंअस्ट्िायी रूप से रह ेह;ैं और यत:, भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग िे, ऐसे आंतररक रूप से जर्स्ट्िाजपत जिर्ााचकों के मताजधकार को ध्याि में रखते हुए, जििेि दिया दक ये अपिे अस्ट्िायी जर्स्ट्िापि के बार्िूि, संबंजधत जिर्ााचि क्षेत्रों की जिर्ााचक िामार्जलयों म ें अपिे िामों के समार्ेिि/प्रजतधारण के जलए अपि े संबंजधत स्ट्िािों के सामान्य जिर्ाजसयों के रूप में माि े िाते रहगें े और इसजलए, उिके िामों को 01.01.2024 की अहका तारीख के संिभ ा म ें उक्त जिर्ााचि क्षेत्रों के संजक्षप्त रूप से पिु रीजक्षत जिर्ााचक िामार्जलयों में िाजमल दकए िािे की अिुमजत प्रिाि की गई िी; अब, इसजलए भारत जिर्ााचि आयोग, लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 की धारा 14 के तहत भारत के राष्ट्रपजत द्वारा िारी की िािे र्ाली अजधसूचिा के अिुसरण में, र्र् ा 2024 म ें आयोजित दकए िािे र्ाल े लोक सभा के साधारण जिर्ााचि म ें मतिाि करिे के प्रयोििािा, लोक प्रजतजिजधत्र् अजधजियम, 1951 की धारा 25 के साि परित संजर्धाि के अिुच्छेि 324 द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा 1-आंतररक मजणपुर और 2-बाह्य मजणपुर के दकसी भी संसिीय जिर्ााचि क्षत्रे में िामांदकत पूर्ोक्त जर्स्ट्िाजपत जिर्ााचकों, िो अपि े जिर्ास स्ट् िाि के बाहर जिर्ास कर रह े ह,ैं को एतद्द्वारा जर्जिर्िष्ा ट करता ह जिन् ह ें ऊपर उजल्लजखत संसिीय जिर्ााचि क्षेत्रों की प्रािेजिक सीमाओं के बाहर भी 2231 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] राहत जिजर्रों में स्ट्िाजपत दकए िािे र्ाले जर्िर्े मतिाि केंद्रों में इलेक्रॉजिक र्ोटटंग मिीिों द्वारा र्ोट डालिे की सुजर्धा प्रिाि की िाएगी। [सं. 3/एमआर/2024 (2)] आिेि से, मधुसूिि गुप् ता, सजचर् ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st March, 2024 O.N. 67(E).—Whereas, a number of electors of 1-Inner Manipur and 2-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Manipur have internally displaced because of compelling circumstances and have been temporarily residing in various places including relief camps outside their place of ordinary residence; and Whereas, the Election Commission of India, having regard to the right of franchise of such internally displaced electors, directed that these shall continue to be treated as ordinary residents of their respective places, for inclusion/retention of their names in the electoral roll of the constituency concerned, despite their temporary displacement and as such their names were allowed to be included in the electoral rolls of the said constituencies summarily revised with reference to 01.01.2024 as the qualifying date; Now, therefore, the Election Commission of India, in exercise of powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India read with Section 25 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for the purpose of giving votes at the poll in the general election of the House of the People, to be held in the year 2024, in pursuance of the notification to be issued by the President of India under Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, hereby specifies the aforesaid displaced electors enrolled in any of the Parliamentary Constituencies of 1-Inner Manipur and 2-Outer Manipur, who are residing outside their place of residence shall be provided facility to vote by Electronic Voting Machines at special polling stations to be set up in the relief camps even outside the territorial limits of the Parliamentary Constituencies mentioned above. [No. 3/MR/2024 (2)] By Order, MADHUSUDAN GUPTA, Secy. 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.

Continue your research

Related Documents from Election Commission of India