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checks of such EVMs are being done in the presence of representatives ofpolitical parties. A two-stage randomization of EVMs will be made. In the firststage, all the EVMs stored in the District storage center will be randomized by theDistrict Election Officer (DEO) in the presence of the representatives of therecognized political parties for allocation, assembly constituency-wise. EVMs willbe prepared and set for elections after the contesting candidates are finalized inpresence of candidates. At this stage also, candidates or theiragents/representatives will be allowed to check and satisfy themselves in everymanner about the functionality of the EVMs. After the EVMs in a constituencyare prepared for poll by the Returning Officer and the ballot units are fitted withballot papers, the EVMs will again be randomized to decide the actual pollingstations in which they will be ultimately used. The second stage randomizationwill be done in the presence of General Observers and candidates or theirelection agents.Law and Order and Deployment of ForcesBased on the assessment of the ground situation, Central Police Forces(CPF) and State Armed Police (SAP) drawn from other States will be deployedduring the ensuing general elections. The CPF and SAP will be used generallyfor safeguarding the polling stations, the electors, poll-material and the pollingpersonnel. Besides, these forces will be used for securing the strong roomswhere the EVMs are stored pending counting and for securing the countingcenters.The Commission has been issuing instructions from time to time withregard to the advance preventive measures to be taken by the DistrictMagistrates and Police authorities to maintain Law & Order and to createatmosphere conducive for conduct of free and fair elections. The Commission willbe constantly monitoring the ground situation closely and will take appropriatemeasures to ensure peaceful, free and fair polls in these States.4

General ObserversThe Commission will deploy General Observers in adequate number toensure smooth conduct of elections. The Observers will be asked to keep a closewatch on every stage of the electoral process to ensure free and fair elections.Their names, addresses within the district/constituency and their telephonenumbers will be publicized in local newspapers so that the general public canquickly approach them for any grievance redressal. The Observers will be givena detailed briefing by the Commission before their deployment.Election Expenditure MonitoringThe Commission has also decided to appoint adequate number ofExpenditure Observers and Assistant Expenditure Observers who will exclusivelymonitor the election expenditure of the contesting candidates. For greatertransparency and for ease of monitoring of Election Expenses, Candidates wouldbe required to open a separate bank account and incur their election expensesfrom that very account. Comprehensive instructions for the purpose of effectivemonitoring of the election expenditure of the candidates, including formation offlying squads, video Surveillance Teams in the constituency, involvement ofInvestigation Directorates of Income Tax Deptt. etc. have been separately issuedby the Commission and are available at ECI website < www:eci.nic.in >. Theformat for filing of affidavits regarding criminal backgrounds. assets, liabilities andeducational qualification of the candidates have been modified to include asummary sheet.To deal with the issue of Paid News, Monitoring Committees have beenset up at District, State and Commission level and necessary instructions havebeen issued to the District Election Officers and the CEOs of the five poll-goingStates. Representatives of political parties and media organizations of the pollgoingStates have also been briefed.Micro ObserversIn addition to General Observers, the Commission will also deploy Microobserversto observe the poll proceedings in the polling stations on the poll day5

in selected critical polling stations. They will be chosen from CentralGovernment/Central PSUs officials. Micro-Observers will observe theproceedings at the polling stations on the poll day right from the mock poll to thecompletion of poll and the process of sealing of EVMs and other documents toensure that all instructions of the Commission are complied with by the PollingParties and the Polling Agents. These Micro-Observers will work directly underthe control and supervision of the General Observer. They will be tasked toensure purity of polling process and will report to the General Observers directlyabout any vitiation of the poll proceedings in their allotted polling stations.Conduct of OfficialsThe Commission expects all officials engaged in the conduct of electionsto discharge their duties in an impartial manner without any fear or favour. Theyare deemed to be on deputation to the Commission and shall be subject to itscontrol, supervision and discipline. Several instructions have been issued fromtime to time to ensure impartiality of officials who are engaged in the conduct ofelections. The conduct of all Government officials who have been entrusted withelection related responsibilities and duties would remain under constant scrutinyof the Commission and strict action shall be taken against those officials who arefound wanting on any account. The Commission has already given instructionsthat no election related official or Police officer of the rank of Inspector and aboveshall be allowed to continue in his home district. Besides, instructions have alsobeen issued that election related officials including police officials who havecompleted three years in a district during last four years should be transferred outof that district. Police officers of the rank of Sub Inspector who have completedthree years in a Sub Division/Assembly Constituency Area shall be transferredout of that Sub Division/Assembly Constituency. The State Governments havealso been asked to transfer all those officers against whom the Commission hasrecommended disciplinary action or who have been charged for any lapse duringprevious elections or for any election related work, from positions entailing anyelection work. The State Governments have been instructed to ensure that those6

who stand transferred shall move out physically from their last place of postingand shall not remain there on any pretext including leave. The Commission hasalso instructed the State Governments not to associate any officer with theelectoral process against whom charges have been framed in a court of law inany case.Protection to SC/ST ElectorsAs per Section 3 (1) (vii) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, whoever, not being a member of aScheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, forces or intimidates a member of aScheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe not to vote or to vote for a particularcandidate or to vote in a manner other than that provided by law shall bepunishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six monthsbut which may extend to five years and with fine. The Commission has asked theState Governments to bring these provisions to the notice of all concerned forprompt action.Polling StationsPolling Stations in the poll going States are as follows:Goa 1612Manipur 2325Punjab 19724Uttar Pradesh 128112Uttarakhand 9744For the facility of physically challenged persons, instructions have beenissued to ensure that all polling stations as far as practicable, are located atground floor and ramps are provided. Facilitation shall also be provided forlocating electors’ names in a polling station or a group of polling stations throughhelp lines and facilitation centers.7

Model Code of ConductThe Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately from nowonwards. All the provisions of the Model Code will apply to the whole of Goa,Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and will be applicable to allcandidates, political parties, the State Governments of Goa, Manipur, Punjab,Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and the Union Government from today itself.Attention of the political parties and candidates is particularly invited to thefollowing provisions of the Model Code:-“There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securingvotes. Mosques, Churches, Temples or other places of worship shallnot be usedas forum for election propaganda.”Voter SlipsTo facilitate the voters to know where he/she is enrolled as a voter at aparticular polling station and what is his/her serial number in the Electoral roll, theCommission has directed that voter slip including photograph of the voter, whereavailable in the photo roll, will be distributed to all enrolled voters by the DistrictElection Officer. It has also been directed that the said voter slip should be in thelanguages in which electoral roll is published for that Assembly Constituency.Application of innovative practicesElection Commission is applying certain innovative practices for thebenefit of voters and better election management in the elections to the fiveStates/Union Territory. These best practices were successfully implemented bydistrict election authorities in various elections held recently. Commission hasdecided to apply innovative practices viz on line payment to polling staff,security management and Voters education and awareness creation indifferent States during these elections.9

Complaint redressal mechanism – Call Center and Website basedEvery poll going state shall have a complaint redressal mechanism basedon website and call center. The number of call center is 1950 which is a toll freenumber. The URL of the complaint registration website will be announced foreach state by the respective Chief Electoral Officer separately. Complaints canbe registered by making calls to the toll free call center numbers or on the website. Action will be taken within time limit on all complaints. Complainants willalso be informed of the action taken by SMS and by the call center.Complainants can also see the details of the action taken on their complaints onthe website.Systematic Voters’ Education & Electoral Participation (SVEEP)Comprehensive measures for voters’ education and electoral participationhave been taken up during Summary Revision for inclusion of all eligible voters,especially the newly eligible electors in the electoral roll. These measures basedon scientific survey comprising information, motivation and facilitation efforts willremain vigorous during the electoral process. Chief Electoral Officers of the fivepoll-going States have been directed to ensure wide distribution of electionrelatedinformations. National and Regional icons are being involved forspreading motivational messages. All these measures initiated by theCommission are directed to facilitate greater participation of voters in the pollgoingStates.Schedule of Election.The Commission has prepared the Schedule for holding General Electionsto the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh andUttarakhand after taking into consideration all relevant aspects, like the Climaticconditions, Academic and Examination schedules, Festivals, prevailing law andorder situation in the State, availability of Central Police Forces, time needed formovement, transportation and timely deployment of forces, and assessment ofother ground realities. The Commission after considering all relevant aspects has10

decided to recommend to the respective Governors to issue notifications for theGeneral Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of these states under therelevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 as per theSchedule annexed.All Instructions/Guidelines of the Commission regarding these electionscan also be seen by visiting Commission’s website “ www.eci.nic.in “(Yashvir Singh)Director11

Annexures to the Press Note of the Election Commission of IndiaNo.ECI/PN/69/2011 dated 24 th December, 2011.ANNEXURE – ISchedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab.S. No. Poll Event Dates( All 117 ACs)1. Issue of Notification 05.01.2012(Thursday)2. Last date for making Nominations 12.01.2012(Thursday)3. Scrutiny of Nominations 13.01.2012(Friday)4. Last date for withdrawal ofcandidature16.01.2012(Monday)5. Date of Poll 30.01.2012(Monday)6. Counting of Votes 04.03.2012(Sunday)7. Date before which election processshall be completed09.03.2012(Friday)All 117 ACs will go to poll on a single day.

ANNEXURE –IISchedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand.S. No. Poll Event Dates( All 70 ACs)1. Issue of Notification 05.01.2012(Thursday)2. Last date for making Nominations 12.01.2012(Thursday)3. Scrutiny of Nominations 13.01.2012(Friday)4. Last date for withdrawal ofcandidature16.01.2012(Monday)5. Date of Poll 30.01.2012(Monday)6. Counting of Votes 04.03.2012(Sunday)7. Date before which election processshall be completed09.03.2012(Friday)All 70 ACs will go to poll on a single day.

Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur.ANNEXURE –IIIS. No. Poll Event Dates( All 60 ACs)1. Issue of Notification 04.01.2012(Wednesday)2. Last date for making Nominations 11.01.2012(Wednesday)3. Scrutiny of Nominations 12.01.2012(Thursday)4. Last date for withdrawal ofcandidature14.01.2012(Saturday)5. Date of Poll 28.01.2012(Saturday)6. Counting of Votes 04.03.2012(Sunday)7. Date before which election processshall be completed09.03.2012(Friday)All 60 ACs will go to poll on a single day.

Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.ANNEXURE – IVS.No.Poll Event1 st Phase(60 ACs)2 nd Phase(55 ACs)3 rd Phase( 59 ACs)4 th Phase( 56 ACs)5 th Phase( 56 ACs)6 th Phase( 49 ACs)7 th Phase(68 ACs)1. Issue ofNotification10.01.12(Tuesday)12.01.12(Thursday)16.01.12(Monday)21.01.12(Saturday)25.01.12(Wednesday)28.01.12(Saturday)02.02.12(Thursday)2. Last datefor makingNominations17.01.12(Tuesday)19.01.12(Thursday)23.01.12(Monday)28.01.12(Saturday)01.02.12(Wednesday)04.02.12(Saturday)09.02.12(Thursday)3. Scrutiny ofNominations18.01.12(Wednesday)20.01.12(Friday)24.01.12(Tuesday)30.01.12(Monday)02.02.12(Thursday)06.02.12(Monday)10.02.12(Friday)4. Last dateforwithdrawalofcandidature20.01.12(Friday)23.01.12(Monday)27.01.12(Friday)01.02.12(Wednesday)04.02.12(Saturday)08.02.12(Wednesday)13.02.12(Monday)5. Date of Poll 04.02.12(Saturday)08.02.12(Wednesday)11.02.12(Saturday)15.02.12(Wednesday)19.02.12(Sunday)23.02.12(Thursday)28.02.12(Tuesday)6. Counting ofVotes04.03.12(Sunday)04.03.12(Sunday)04.03.12(Sunday)04.03.12(Sunday)04.03.12(Sunday)04.03.12(Sunday)04.03.12(Sunday)7. Date beforewhichelectionprocessshall becompleted09.03.12(Friday)09.03.12(Friday)09.03.12(Friday)09.03.12(Friday)09.03.12(Friday)09.03.12(Friday)09.03.12(Friday)Details of ACs going to poll during various phases enclosed.

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase I ( 60 ACs)17.Najibabad18.Nagina (SC)19.Barhapur20.Dhampur21.Nehtaur (SC)22.Bijnor23.Chandpur24.Noorpur25.Kanth26.Thakurdwara27.Moradabad Rural28.Moradabad Nagar29.Kundarki30.Bilari31.Chandausi (SC)32.Asmoli33.Sambhal34.Suar35.Chamraua36.Bilaspur37.Rampur1

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – I (Contd)127. Pilibhit128. Barkhera129. Puranpur (SC)130. Bisalpur131. Katra132. Jalalabad133. Tilhar134. Powayan (SC)135. Shahjahanpur136. Dadraul137. Palia138. Nighasan139. Gola Gokrannath140. Sri Nagar (SC)141. Dhaurahra142. Lakhimpur143. Kasta (SC)144. Mohammdi-----------------X----------------3

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase II ( 55 ACs)145. Maholi146. Sitapur147. Hargaon (SC)148. Laharpur149. Biswan150. Sevata151. Mahmoodabad152. Sidhauli (SC)153. Misrikh (SC)266. Kursi267. Ram Nagar268. Barabanki269. Zaidpur (SC)270. Dariyabad271. Rudauli272. Haidergarh (SC)273. Milkipur (SC)274. Bikapur275. Ayodhya276. Goshainganj4

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – II (Contd)277. Katehari278. Tanda279. Alapur (SC)280. Jalalpur281. Akbarpur282. Balha (SC)283. Nanpara284. Matera285. Mahasi286. Bahraich287. Payagpur288. Kaiserganj289. Bhinga290. Shrawasti291. Tulsipur292. Gainsari293. Utraula294. Balrampur (SC)295. Mehnaun296. Gonda297. Katra Bazar298. Colonelganj5

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – II (Contd)299. Tarabganj300. Mankapur (SC)301. Gaura302. Shohratgarh303. Kapilvastu (SC)304. Bansi305. Itwa306. Domariyaganj307. Harraiya308. Kaptanganj309. Rudhauli310. Basti Sadar311. Mahadewa (SC)-----------------X----------------6

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase III ( 59 ACs)312. Menhdawal313. Khalilabad314. Dhanghata (SC)315. Pharenda316. Nautanwa317. Siswa318. Maharajganj (SC)319. Paniyra320. Caimpiyarganj321. Pipraich322. Gorakhpur Urban323. Gorakhpur Rural324. Sahajanwa325. Khajani (SC)326. Chauri-Chaura327. Bansgaon (SC)328. Chillupar329. Khadda330. Padrauna331. Tamkuhi Raj332. Fazilnagar333. Kushinagar334. Hata335. Ramkola (SC)7

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – III (Contd)336. Rudrapur337. Deoria338. Pathardeva339. Rampur Karkhana340. Bhatpar Rani341. Salempur (SC)342. Barhaj343. Atrauliya344. Gopalpur345. Sagri346. Mubarakpur347. Azamgarh348. Nizamabad349. Phoolpur-Pawai350. Didarganj351. Lalganj (SC)352. Mehnagar (SC)353. Madhuban354. Ghosi355. Muhammadabad- Gohna (SC)356. Mau8

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – III (Contd)357. Belthara Road (SC)358. Rasara359. Sikanderpur360. Phephana361. Ballia Nagar362. Bansdih363. Bairia373. Jakhanian (SC)374. Saidpur (SC)375. Ghazipur376. Jangipur377. Zahoorabad378. Mohammadabad379. Zamania-----------------X----------------9

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase IV ( 56 ACs)184. Jagdishpur (SC)185. Gauriganj186. Amethi187. Isauli188. Sultanpur189. Sadar190. Lambhua191. Kadipur (SC)251. Sirathu252. Manjhanpur (SC)253. Chail254. Phaphamau255. Soraon (SC)256. Phulpur257. Pratappur258. Handia259. Meja260. Karachhana261. Allahabad West262. Allahabad North263. Allahabad South264. Bara (SC)265. Koraon (SC)10

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – IV (Contd)364. Badlapur365. Shahganj366. Jaunpur367. Malhani368. Mungra Badshahpur369. Machhlishahr (SC)370. Mariyahu371. Zafrabad372. Kerakat (SC)380. Mughalsarai381. Sakaldiha382. Saiyadraja383. Chakia (SC)384. Pindra385. Ajagara (SC)386. Shivpur387. Rohaniya388. Varanasi North389. Varanasi South390. Varanasi Cantt.391. Sevapuri11

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – IV (Contd)392. Bhadohi393. Gyanpur394. Aurai (SC)395. Chhanbey (SC)396. Mirzapur397. Majhawan398. Chunar399. Marihan400. Ghorawal401. Robertsganj402. Obra403. Duddhi (SC)-----------------X----------------12

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase V ( 56 ACs)154. Sawayazpur155. Shahabad156. Hardoi157. Gopamau (SC)158. Sandi (SC)159. Bilgram Mallanwan160. Balamau (SC)161. Sandila162. Bangermau163. Safipur (SC)164. Mohan (SC)165. Unnao166. Bhagwantnagar167. Purwa168. Malihabad (SC)169. Bakshi Kaa Talab170. Sarojini Nagar171. Lucknow West172. Lucknow North173. Lucknow East174. Lucknow Central13

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – V (Contd)175. Lucknow Cantt.176. Mohanlalganj (SC)177. Bachhrawan (SC)178. Tiloi179. Harchandpur180. Rae Bareli181. Salon (SC)182. Sareni183. Unchahar192. Kaimganj (SC)193. Amritpur194. Farrukhabad195. Bhojpur196. Chhibramau197. Tirwa198. Kannauj (SC)232. Tindwari233. Baberu234. Naraini (SC)235. Banda14

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – V (Contd)236. Chitrakoot237. Manikpur238. Jahanabad239. Bindki240. Fatehpur241. Ayah Shah242. Husainganj243. Khaga (SC)244. Rampur Khas245. Babaganj (SC)246. Kunda247. Vishwanath Ganj248. Pratapgarh249. Patti250. Raniganj-----------------X----------------15

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase VI ( 49 ACs)95.Tundla (SC)96.Jasrana97.Firozabad98.Shikohabad99.Sirsaganj100. Kasganj101. Amanpur102. Patiyali103. Aliganj104. Etah105. Marhara106. Jalesar (SC)107. Mainpuri108. Bhongaon109. Kishni (SC)110. Karhal199. Jaswantnagar200. Etawah201. Bharthana (SC)202. Bidhuna203. Dibiyapur16

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – VI (Contd)204. Auraiya (SC)205. Rasulabad (SC)206. Akbarpur-Raniya207. Sikandra208. Bhognipur209. Bilhaur (SC)210. Bithoor211. Kalyanpur212. Govindnagar213. Sishamau214. Arya Nagar215. Kidwai Nagar216. Kanpur Cantt.217. Maharajpur218. Ghatampur (SC)219. Madhaugarh220. Kalpi221. Orai (SC)222. Babina223. Jhansi Nagar224. Mauranipur (SC)225. Garautha17

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – VI (Contd)226. Lalitpur227. Mehroni (SC)228. Hamirpur229. Rath (SC)230. Mahoba231. Charkhari-----------------X----------------18

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES – Phase VII ( 68 ACs)1. Behat2. Nakur3. Saharanpur Nagar4. Saharanpur5. Deoband6. Rampur Maniharan (SC)7. Gangoh8. Kairana9. Thana Bhawan10.Shamli11.Budhana12.Charthawal13.Purqazi (SC)14.Muzaffar Nagar15.Khatauli16.Meerapur43.Siwalkhas44.Sardhana45.Hastinapur (SC)46.Kithore19

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – VII (Contd)47.Meerut Cantt.48.Meerut49.Meerut South50.Chhaprauli51.Baraut52.Baghpat53.Loni54.Muradnagar55.Sahibabad56.Ghaziabad57.Modi Nagar58.Dhaulana59.Hapur (SC)60.Garhmukteshwar61.Noida62.Dadri63.Jewar64.Sikandrabad65.Bulandshahr66.Syana67.Anupshahr68.Debai20

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – VII (Contd)69.Shikarpur70.Khurja (SC)71.Khair (SC)72. Barauli73.Atrauli74.Chharra75.Koil76.Aligarh77.Iglas (SC)78.Hathras (SC)79.Sadabad80.Sikandra Rao81.Chhata82.Mant83.Goverdhan84.Mathura85.Baldev (SC)86.Etmadpur87.Agra Cantt. (SC)88.Agra South89.Agra North21

UTTAR PRADESH GE 2012 Phase – VII (Contd)90.Agra Rural (SC)91.Fatehpur Sikri92.Kheragarh93.Fatehabad94.Bah-----------------X----------------22