The Governor of Tamil Nadu vide his notification
dated 22nd April, 2016 under section 15 of the Representation of the
People Act, 1951 called upon all the assembly constituencies of the State to
elect members. The Election Commission vide its notification dated 22nd
April, 2016 under sections 30 and 56 of the said Act appointed the dates for
various stages of elections and fixed hours of poll for all the assembly
constituencies of Tamil Nadu including 134-Aravakurichi and 174-Thanjavur
Assembly Constituencies, as under:-
a)
The 29th April, 2016 (Friday), as the last date for making
nominations;
b)
The 30th April, 2016 (Saturday), as the date for the scrutiny
of nominations;
c)
The 2nd May, 2016 (Monday), as the last date for the
withdrawal of candidatures;
d)
The 16th May, 2016 (Monday)as the date on which a poll shall,
if necessary taken; and
e)
The 21st May, 2016 (Saturday), as the date before which the
election shall be completed.
2. Subsequently, the Commission, for reasons stated
in its two orders No. 464/TN-LA/2016, dated 14th May, 2016 and 15th
May 2016, deferred the dates of poll in the said 134-Aravakurichi and
174-Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies that were scheduled to be taken on the 16th
may, 2016 (Monday), to 23rd May, 2016 (Monday), initially. The
Commission vide its subsequent order No. 464/TN-LA/2016, dated 20th
May, 2016 further deferred the date of poll to 13th June, 2016
(Monday) for the reasons stated therein.
3. Later, the Commission issued proceeding No.
464/TN-LA/2016 dated 27th May, 2016 holding that the election
process in 134-Aravakuruchi and 174-Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies could not
be allowed to proceed and ought to be rescinded so that fresh elections could
be conducted de-novo when the atmosphere would become conducive for holding of
free and fair elections after a reasonable lapse of time. On the basis of
recommendation by the Election Commission of India vide it’s Proceeding dated
27th May, 2016, the Notification dated 22nd April 2016
was partially rescinded in respect of 134-Aravakurichi and 174-Thanjavur
Assembly Constituency by the Notification dated 28th May, 2016 by
the Governor, Tamil Nadu.
4. Now the Commission has considered the matter and
has decided to hold the General Election from 134-Aravakurichi and
174-Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies in the State of Tamil Nadu as per the programme mentioned as under: -
Poll Events
|
Schedule
|
Date of Issue
of Gazette Notification
|
26.10.2016
(WED)
|
Last Date of
Nomination
|
02.11.2016
(WED)
|
Date for
Scrutiny of Nomination
|
03.11.2016
(THU)
|
Last Date of
Withdrawal of candidatures
|
05.11.2016
(SAT)
|
Date of Poll
|
19.11.2016
(SAT)
|
Date of
Counting
|
22.11.2016 (TUE)
|
Date before
which election shall be completed
|
24.11.2016 (THU)
|
ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Roll for
the State with reference to 01.01.2016 has been finally published. The Election
in the State will be held with the existing rolls.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
(EVMs)
The Commission has decided to use EVMs in the
Election in all the polling
stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs have been made available
and all steps have been taken to ensure
that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in
the aforementioned bye- elections 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 bye-elections.
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 the Assembly
Constituencies going for bye-elections is included,
subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No.
437/INST/2012/CC&BE, dated 26th April, 2012 (available on the
Commission’s website). The Model Code of
Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates,
political parties and the State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct
shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the State.
Election
Commission of India
New Delhi: 17th
October, 2016
RM/ RS