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Date: 23-Aug-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Publication of Notification regarding amendment in the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961

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What it means

  • The gazette notification S.O. 3778(E) details amendments to the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, enacted by the Central Government after consulting the Election Commission of India. These amendments aim to streamline the voting process for officials on election duty, update disability definitions, and revise age criteria for certain provisions.

Key Changes

  • Introduction of Rule 18A: Allows voters on election duty to cast their vote at a designated facilitation center by returning their postal ballot.
  • Amendment to Rule 24(2)(c): Replaces 'any gazetted officer' with 'any Group A or Group B officer'.
  • Amendment to Rule 27A(c): Updates the definition of 'person flagged' to align with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, specifically referring to Section 2(r) concerning benchmark disabilities.
  • Amendment to Rule 27A(e): Changes the age criterion from 'above 65 years' to 'above 80 years'.
  • Amendment to Form 13D, paragraph (5): Replaces 'any Gazetted Officer' with 'any Group A or Group B officer' and adds a provision allowing election duty voters who opt for postal ballots to return them at a facilitation center.

Impact Analysis

Election Officials

  • Action Item: Training programs for election officials should be updated to reflect the new voting procedure.

Persons with Disabilities

  • Action Item: Election Commission to ensure accessibility standards at facilitation centers are compliant with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Senior Citizens

  • Action Item: Analyze the demographic impact of the age change to ensure adequate resource allocation for senior citizen voters.

Government Administration

  • Action Item: Update relevant guidelines and training materials to reflect the change in officer designations.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government: The entity issuing the notification and responsible for amending the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961. Election Commission of India: The advisory body consulted by the Central Government in making the amendments. Representation of the People Act, 1951: The principal act empowering the Central Government to make rules for conducting elections. Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961: The set of rules being amended by this notification to govern the conduct of elections. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The act whose definition of disability is now incorporated into the Conduct of Elections Rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-23082023-248257 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D3H0x8x2x0 23-248257 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 3618] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, अगस्ट्त 23, 2023/भार 1, 1945 No. 3618] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2023/BHADRA 1, 1945 जिजध और न्य ाय मत्रं ालय (जिधायी जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 23 अगस्ट् त, 2023 का.आ. 3778(अ).—केन्रीय सरकार, लोक प्रजतजनजधत्ि अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 169 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत के जनिााचन आयोग से परामिा करन े के पश्चात्, जनिााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अर्ाात ् :-- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप् त नाम जनिााचनों का संचालन (सिं ोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह ै। (2) ये रािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंग े। 2. जनिााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै में, जनयम 18 के पश्चात,् जनम्नजलजखत जनयम अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाात् :-- "18क. जनिाचा न ड्यटू ी म ें तनै ात मतिाताओं का अपन े सजु िधा केन्र पर मतिान--इस भाग म ें दकसी बात के होते हुए भी, जनिााचन ड्यूटी म ें तनै ात कोई मतिाता, अपना डाक मतपत्र प्राप्त करेगा, इस भाग के अनुसार उस पर अपना मत ररकाडा करेगा और ररटर्नगिं आदिसर द्वारा जलजखत म ें यर्ाजिजनर्िष्टा सुजिधा केन्र पर उसे िापस करेगा ।”। 5440 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. उि जनयमों के जनयम 24 के उपजनयम (2) के खंड (ग) म,ें “दकसी रािपजत्रत आदिसर” िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, “दकसी समूह क या समूह ख अजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएगं े । 4. उि जनयमों के जनयम 27क म,ें-- (क) खंड (ग) म,ें “दिव्ांग व्जि के रूप म ें िर्िात ह”ै िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, “दिव्ांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 की धारा 2 के खडं (ि) में संिर्भात दिव्ांगिन के रूप में यर्ा पररभाजित और िर्िात ह”ै िब्ि रख े िाएंगे ; (ख) खंड (ङ) म,ें “65 ििा” अंकों और िब्ि के स्ट्र्ान पर, “80 िि”ा अंक और िब्ि रख ेिाएंगे । 5. उि जनयमों के प्ररूप 13घ के पैरा (5) म,ें -- (क) “दकसी रािपजत्रत आदिसर” िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, “दकसी समूह क या समूह ख अजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएंग े; (ख) अंत म,ें जनम्नजलजखत अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाात ् :-- "जनिााचन ड्यूटी म ें तनै ात कोई मतिाता, िो डाक मतपत्र का जिकल्प चुनता ह,ै िह अपना डाक मतपत्र प्राप्त करेगा, उस पर अपना मत ररकाडा करेगा और ररटर्निंग आदिसर द्वारा जलजखत में यर्ाजिजनर्िष्टा सुजिधा केन्र पर उसे िापस करेगा ।”। [िा. स.ं एच-11019/12/2022-जि.2] दििाकर ससंह, संयुक् त सजचि और जिधायी परामिी रटप्प ण-- मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण म ें अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 859(अ), तारीख 15 अप्रलै , 1961 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र् े और अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 5038(अ), तारीख 27 अिूबर, 2022 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकए गए र् े। MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd August, 2023 S.O. 3778(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 169 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Central Government, after consulting the Election Commission of India, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, namely:— 1.(1) These rules may be called the Conduct of Elections (Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the said Rules), after rule 18, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:— “18A. Voters on election duty to cast his vote at facilitation centre.— Notwithstanding anything in this Part, a voter on election duty shall receive his postal ballot, record his vote thereon in accordance with this Part and return the same at the facilitation centre as specified, in writing, by the returning officer.”. 3. In rule 24 of the said Rules, in sub-rule (2), in clause (c), for the words “any gazetted officer”, the words “any Group A or Group B officer” shall be substituted.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 4. In rule 27A of the said Rules,— (a) in clause (c), for the words “a person flagged”, the words “a person with benchmark disability as defined in clause (r) of section 2 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and flagged” shall be substituted; (b) in clause (e), for the words and figures “above 65 years”, the words and figures “above 80 years” shall be substituted. 5. In Form 13D to the said Rules, in paragraph (5),— (a) for the words “any Gazetted Officer”, the words “any Group A or Group B officer” shall be substituted; (b) the following shall be inserted at the end, namely:— “A voter on election duty who opts for postal ballot shall receive his postal ballot, record his vote thereon and return the same at the facilitation centre as specified, in writing, by the returning officer.”. [F. No. H-11019/12/2022-Leg.II] DIWAKAR SINGH, Jt. Secy. and Legislative Counsel Note.—The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide notification number S.O.859(E), dated the 15th April, 1961 and were last amended vide notification number S.O.5038(E), dated the 27th October, 2022. 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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