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Part – III
BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 26, MARCH, 2021
(
CHAITHRA, 05, SHAKAVARSHA, 1943)
No. 304
PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
No. DPAR 36 CHUSAVI 2021, Bengaluru, Dated: 26th March, 2021.
The following Notification No.576/3/EVM/2021/SDR-Vol.II, dated: 25th March 2021 of the Election
Commission of India is published here under for general information:
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110001
Dated: 25th March, 2021
04 Chaitra, Saka 1942
DIRECTION
No.576/3/EVM/2020/SDR-Vol.II:- Whereas, Section 61A of the Representaion 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 6- Malappuram
Parlimentary Constituency of Kerala, 39- Kanniyakumari Parlimentary Constitueency of
Tamil Nadu, 23- Tirupathi (SC) Parliamentary Constituency of Andhra Pradesh & 2-
Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency of Karnataka, 125-Morva Hadaf (ST) Assembly
constituency of Gujarat, 13- Madhapur Assembly Constituency of Jharkhand,
47- Basavakalyan & 59- Maski (ST) Assembly Constituencies of Karnataka, 55-Damoh
Assembly Constituency of Madhya Pradesh, 252-Pandharpur Assembly Constituency of
Maharashtra, 26-Serchhip(ST) Assembly Constituency of Mizoram, 51-Noksen(ST) Assembly
Constituencyof Nagaland, 1l0-Pipili Assembly Constituency of Odisha,179-Sahara, 24-
Sujangarh(SC) &175-Rajsamand Assembly Constituencies of Rajasthan, 87-Nagarjuna Sagar
(1)R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19
Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297
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Assembly Constituency of Telangana and 49-Salt Assembly Constituency of
Uttarakhand,.announcedvide the Election Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/17/2021 dated
26th February, 2021and No. ECI/PN/28/2021 dated 16th March, 2021 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 above mentioned
Parliamentary and 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 6-Malappuram Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala, 39-
Kanniyakumari Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu 23-Tirupati(SC) Parliamentary
Constituency of Andhra Pradesh & 2-Belgaum Parliamentary Constituency of Karnataka, 125-
Morva Hadaf(ST) Assembly Constituency of Gujarat, 13-Madhupur Assembly Constituency of
Jharkhand, 47-Basavakalyan &59-Maski(ST) Assembly Constituencies of Karnataka, 55-
Damoh Assembly Constituency of Madhya Pradesh, 252- Pandharpur Assembly Constituency
of Maharashtra, 26-Serchhip(ST) Assembly Constituency of Mizoram, 51-Noksen(ST)
Assembly Constituency of Nagaland, 1l0-Pipili Assembly Constituency of Odisha, 179-Sahara,
24-Sujangarh(SC) & 175-Rajsamand Assembly Constituencies of Rajasthan, 87-Nagarjuna
Sagar Assembly Constituency of Telangana and 49-Salt Assembly Constituency of
Uttarakhand,.notified on 12-03-2021& 23-03-2021, 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,
(N.T.BHUTIA)
Secretary
Election Commission of India
(K.M. PRANESH)
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer
D.P.A.R (Elections).
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