New Delhi: Notification calling General Election to 8-Vellore Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu vide Notification No.464/EPS/2019(2) dated 19.03.2019 was rescinded by the President in pursuance of the Commission’s proceeding no. 464/ECI/LET/TERR/TN/SS-I/2019 dated 14.04.2019. The Commission issued Press Note No.ECI/PN/49/2019 dated 16thApril, 2019 in this regard.
Now, the Commission has considered the matter and has decided to hold theGeneral Election of 8-Vellore Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu. In pursuance of Sections 30 and 56 of the R.P.Act, 1951,as per the programme mentioned as under: –
| Poll Events | Schedule |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 11.07.2019(Thursday) |
| Last Date of Nominations | 18.07.2019(Thursday) |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | 19.07.2019(Friday) |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures | 22.07.2019(Monday) |
| Date of Poll | 05.08.2019(Monday) |
| Date of Counting | 09.08.2019(Friday) |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 11.08.2019(Sunday) |
ELECTORALROLL
The Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Parliamentary Constituency w.r.t 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date has been finally published.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES(EVMs) and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the election in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken toensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
VOTERS IDENTIFICATION
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in the aforementioned election at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) shall be the main document of identification of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the electoral Rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said election.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the whole or any part of Parliamentary Constituency going for election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No.437/6/INST/2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 ( available on the Commission’s website). The Model Code of conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the district of the State concerned.
