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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Delhi Gazette
SG-DL-E-13012025-260167
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025/PAUSHA 23, 1946
[N. C. T. D. No. 335
PART II-I
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 11th January 2025
No. CEO/COE/102(2)/2025/1357.— The following is published for general information:—
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
DIRECTION
New Delhi,8 January,2025
No.576/3/EVM/2025/SDR-Vol.-I.—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 current general election to
the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi bye elections to 273-Milkipur (SC) Assembly Constituency in Uttar
Pradesh & 98-Erode (East) Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu announced vide the Election Commission's Press
Notes No. ECI/PN/169/2025 and No. ECI/PN/170/2025 both dated 07th January, 2025, 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 above said 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 all the Assembly Constituencies in NCT of Delhi, 273-Milkipur (SC) Assembly Constituency in Uttar
Pradesh and 98-Erode (East) Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu, to be notified on 10th January, 2025, 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,
B. C. PATRA Secy.
By Order
RAJESH KUMAR
Special Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi