Executive Summary:
This document from the Election Commission of India, dated October 11, 2019, specifies the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) printers for the upcoming general and bye-elections. It approves the design of the EVMs and VVPAT printers and lists the constituencies where these machines will be used. The poll is scheduled to be taken on 21.10.2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **EVM and VVPAT Use**: Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPAT printers will be used for recording votes.
* **Constituencies Specified**: This applies to all Assembly Constituencies of Haryana and Maharashtra at the current General Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies and the 51 Assembly Constituencies as per AnnexureI of 17 States 23Samastipur SC Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar 45Satara Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Maharashtra.
* **Approval of Design**: The design of the EVMs and VVPAT printers developed by Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore, and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad, is approved.
* **Legal Basis**: This direction is issued under Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and Rule 49A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961.
* **Date of Poll**: The poll for which is scheduled to be taken on 21.10.2019.
* **Training and Awareness**: Polling personnel are trained and electors are conversant with the operation of the Electronic Voting Machines and the VVPAT Printers
Impact Analysis:
* **Election Commission of India:**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing the use of EVMs and VVPAT printers in the specified constituencies according to the guidelines.
* Action Required: Ensure that the EVMs and VVPAT printers are deployed and operated as per the instructions and that polling personnel are adequately trained.
* **Polling Personnel:**
* Impact: Must be proficient in handling EVMs and VVPAT printers for accurate and efficient polling.
* Action Required: Undergo training to efficiently handle Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail.
* **Electors:**
* Impact: Will vote using EVMs with VVPAT, allowing them to verify their vote.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the operation of EVMs and VVPAT printers to cast their votes effectively.
* **Manufacturers (Bharat Electronics Ltd. and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd.):**
* Impact: Their EVM and VVPAT printer designs have been approved for use in the specified elections.
* Action Required: Continue to supply and support the deployed EVMs and VVPAT printers.
* **State Legislative Assemblies of Haryana and Maharashtra:**
* Impact: General Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies will be conducted using EVMs and VVPAT printers.
* Action Required: Support the Election Commission of India in the smooth conduct of the elections.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The central authority responsible for conducting elections in India, which issued the direction in the policy document.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Representation of the People Act, 1951: An act of the Parliament of India that regulates the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies and specifies the rules for voting.
Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961: Rules that govern the conduct of elections in India, including the use of voting machines.
Electronic Voting Machines: Machines used for casting and recording votes in elections.
Voter Verifiable Paper Audit TrailVVPAT: A printer attached to an electronic voting machine that generates a paper record of each vote, allowing voters to verify their vote was recorded correctly.
Haryana: A state in India where General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies were held.
Maharashtra: A state in India where General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies were held.
Bihar: A state in India where bye elections from Samastipur SC Parliamentary Constituency were held.
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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
DIRECTION
New Delhi, the 11th October, 2019
O.N. 173(E).—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; 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 voting4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
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 Commission has considered the circumstances in all the Constituencies for the General
Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Haryana & Maharashtra and bye elections from 51 Assembly
Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of 17 States and from 23-Samastipur (SC) Parliamentary
Constituency in the State of Bihar & 45-Satara Parliamentary Constituency in the State of
Maharashtra, announced by the Commission through Press Notes dated 21-09-2019, 22-09-2019 and
24-09-2019 and is satisfied that sufficient number of Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for printing
Paper Trail [Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail(VVPAT)] are available for taking the poll in the
abovementioned Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies, the polling personnel are well trained in efficient
handling of the Electronic Voting Machines and Printers for Paper Trail (hereafter referred to as ‘VVPAT
Printers’) and the electors are also fully conversant with the operation of the Electronic Voting Machines 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 Assembly Constituencies of Haryana & Maharashtraat the current General Elections to
the State Legislative Assemblies and the 51 Assembly Constituencies (as per Annexure-I) of 17 States &
23-Samastipur (SC) Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar & 45-Satara Parliamentary
Constituency in the State of Maharashtrafrom where general elections/bye-elections are being held and
poll for which is scheduled to be taken on 21-10-2019, as theconstituencies in which the votes,shall be
given and recorded by means of Electronic Voting Machines and VVPAT printers in the manner prescribed,
under the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the supplementary instructions issued by the Commission
from time to time on the subject.
5. The Commission also hereby approves the design of the Electronic Voting Machine and the Printer with
the drop box (the 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.
[No. 576/3/EVM/2019/SDR-Vol.II]
By Order,
N. T. BHUTIA, Secy.
Annexure-I
Sl.No. Name of State Number and Name of Assembly Constituency
1. Arunachal Pradesh 56-Khonsa (West)(ST)
2. Assam 1-Ratabari (SC)
3. Assam 44-Jania
4. Assam 74-Rangapara
5. Assam 106-Sonari
6. Bihar 54-Kishanganj
7. Bihar 76-Simri Bakhtiarpur
8. Bihar 109-Daraunda
9. Bihar 158-Nathnagar
10. Bihar 163-Belhar
11. Chhattisgarh 87-Chitrakot (ST)
12. Gujarat 8-Tharad
13. Gujarat 20-Kheralu
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15. Gujarat 122-Lunawada
16. Himachal Pradesh 18-Dharamshala
17. Himachal Pradesh 55-Pachhad (SC)
18. Kerala 01-Manjeshwar
19. Kerala 82-Ernakulam
20. Kerala 102-Aroor
21. Kerala 114-Konni
22. Kerala 133-Vattiyoorkavu
23. Madhya Pradesh 193–Jhabua (ST)
24. Meghalaya 26-Shella (ST)
25. Odisha 2-Bijepur
26. Pudducherry 10–Kamraj Nagar
27. Punjab 29-Phagwara (SC)
28. Punjab 39-Mukerian
29. Punjab 68-Dakha
30. Punjab 79-Jalalabad
31. Rajasthan 28-Mandawa
32. Rajasthan 110-Khinwsar
33. Sikkim 10-Poklok-Kamrang
34. Sikkim 24-Martam-Rumtek (BL)
35. Sikkim 27-Gangtok (BL)
36. Tamil Nadu 75-Vikravandi
37. Tamil Nadu 227-Nanguneri
38. Telangana 89-Huzurnagar
39. Uttar Pradesh 7-Gangoh
40. Uttar Pradesh 37-Rampur
41. Uttar Pradesh 77-Iglas (SC)
42. Uttar Pradesh 175–Lucknow Cantt.
43. Uttar Pradesh 212-Govindnagar
44. Uttar Pradesh 237-Manikpur
45. Uttar Pradesh 248-Pratapgarh
46. Uttar Pradesh 269-Zaidpur (SC)
47. Uttar Pradesh 280-Jalalpur
48. Uttar Pradesh 282-Balha (SC)
49. Uttar Pradesh 354-Ghosi
50. Gujarat 16-Radhanpur
51. Gujarat 32-Bayad
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