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

5440 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3618] NEW DELHI , WEDNES DAY , AUGUST 23, 2023/ BHADRA 1, 1945 CG-DL-E-23082023-248257 [िा. सं. एच-11019/12/2022 -जि.2] MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department ) NOTIFI CATION New Delhi, the 2 3rd 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 R ules, 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. 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 substit uted. 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 wh o 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 R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publicatio ns, Delhi -110054.