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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-08092026-276059
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 33]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026/BHADRA 17, 1948
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
DIRECTION
New Delhi, the 8th September, 2026
O.N. 33(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 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 the current bye-elections to the 35-
Madurantakam (SC) and 101-Dharapuram (SC) Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 09-Thattanchavady
Assembly Constituency in Puducherry, 70-Rejinagar and 210-Nandigram Assembly Constituencies in West
Bengal and 09-Nagaon Parliamentary Constituency in Assam announced vide the Election Commission's Press
Note No. ECI/PN/114/2026 dated 07.09.2026, 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 the aforesaid 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 the
35-Madurantakam (SC) and 101-Dharapuram (SC) Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 09-
Thattanchavady Assembly Constituency in Puducherry, 70-Rejinagar and 210-Nandigram Assembly
Constituencies in West Bengal and 09-Nagaon Parliamentary Constituency in Assam to be notified on 09.09.2026
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.
[F. No. 576/3/EVM/2026/SDR-Vol.-II]
By Order,
S.B.JOSHI, Principal Secy.
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