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Notification by the Election Commission of India specifying COVID-19 suspect or affected persons as a class eligible to vote by postal ballot in the 2024 General Elections and 26 Assembly bye-elections across 13 states.

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The Election Commission of India, by notification O.N. 57(E) dated 16th March 2024, in pursuance of clause (c) of Section 60 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, specified that a Covid-19 suspect or affected person certified by a competent authority, who applies for voting by postal ballot and whose request is verified by the Returning Officer, would constitute a class of persons entitled to vote by postal ballot in the current General Elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, 2024, and in bye-elections to 26 Assembly constituencies across 13 states scheduled to be notified on 20.03.2024, 28.03.2024, 12.04.2024, 18.04.2024, 26.04.2024, 29.04.2024 and 07.05.2024 under Section 30 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as per Part-IIIA of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, as amended vide Ministry of Law and Justice notification S.O. 1964(E) dated 19th June 2020; the 26 listed constituencies span Bihar (Agiaon), Gujarat (Vijapur, Khambhat, Vaghodia, Manavadar, Porbandar), Haryana (Karnal), Jharkhand (Gandey), Maharashtra (Akola West), Tripura (Ramnagar), Uttar Pradesh (Dadraul, Lucknow East, Gainsari, Duddhi), West Bengal (Bhagawangola, Baranagar), Telangana (Secunderabad Cantt.), Himachal Pradesh (Dharamshala, Lahaul and Spiti, Sujanpur, Barsar, Gagret, Kutlehar), Rajasthan (Bagidora) and Karnataka (Shorapur) and Tamil Nadu (Vilavancode); the notification, numbered 52/2024/SDR/Vol.II, is issued by order and signed by S. B. Joshi, Principal Secretary.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY क े अंतगात दििांक 20.03.2024, 28.03.2024, 12.04.2024, 18.04.2024, 26.04.2024, 29.04.2024 और No. 51] NEW DEL HI, TUES DAY , MARCH 19, 2024 /PHALGUNA 29, 1945 CG-DL-E-20032024-253263 CG-DL-E-20032024-253263 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th March , 202 4 O.N. 57(E).—In pursuance of t he provisions of clause (c) of Section 60 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Election Commission hereby specifies that the Covid -19 suspect or affected person, certified by competent authority, who applies for voting by postal ballot paper, and subject to verification of his request by the Returning Officer concerned, would be a class of persons to give his vote by postal ballot in the current General Elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunach al Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2024 and bye -elections to 26 Assembly Constituencies in 13 States (as per Annexure) scheduled to be notified on 20.03.2024, 28.03.2024, 12.04.2024, 18.04.2024, 26.04.2024, 29.04.2024 and 07.05.2024 under Section 30 of the Repre sentation of the People Act, 1951, as per the provisions in Part -IIIA of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, as amended vide Ministry of Law & Justice, Govt. of India, Notification SO No. 1964(E), dated 19th June, 2020 read with the directions and guide lines issued by the Election Commission on the subject. [No. 52/2024/SDR/Vol.II ] By O rder, S. B. JOSHI, Principal Secy. Annexure S. No. Name of State Assembly Constituency No. & Name 1. Bihar 195-Agiaon(SC) 2. Gujarat 26 - Vijapur 3. 108 - Khambhat 4. 136 - Vaghodia 5. 85 - Manavadar 6. 83 - Porbandar 7. Haryana 21-Karnal 8. Jharkhand 31- Gandey 9. Maharashtra 30 – Akola West 10. Tripura 7- Ramnagar 11. Uttar Pradesh 136 - Dadraul 12. 173 - Lucknow East 13. 292 - Gainsari 14. 403 – Duddhi (ST) 15. West Bengal 62-Bhagawangola 16. 113- Baranagar 17. Telangana 71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC) 18. Himachal Pradesh 18 - Dharamshala 19. 21 – Lahaul&Spiti (ST) 20. 37 - Sujanpur 21. 39 - Barsar 22. 42 - Gagret 23. 45 - Kutlehar 24. Rajasthan 165 – Bagidora (ST) 25. Karnataka 36 – Shorapur ( ST) 26. Tamil Nadu 233 - Vilavancode 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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