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NOTIFICATION
No. RDP 1SD ZPS 2D1D, Bongotore doted 16th Nouember 2D1D
WIereas. IIe draII oI IIe IoIIowing ruIes IurIIer Io amend IIe KarnaIaka PancIayaI Raj (ConducI oI EIecIionI RuIes.
199ß was pubIisIed in NoIiIicaIion No. RDP/180/ZPS/2010 daIed 28
II
OcIober 2010 in ParI IV-A. No.1ß2ß. daIed
29.10.2010 oI IIe KarnaIaka CazeIIe. ExIraordinary. as required by sub-secIion (1I oI SecIion ß11 oI IIe KarnaIaka
PancIayaII Raj AcI. 199ß (KarnaIaka AcI 14 oI 199ßI inviIing objecIions and suggesIions Io IIe said draII Irom persons IikeIy
Io be aIIecIed. wiIIin 15 days oI iIs pubIicaIion in IIe OIIiciaI CazeIIe.
And wIereas. IIe said CazeIIe was made avaiIabIe Io IIe pubIic on 29
II
OcIober 2010.
And wIereas. no objecIions or suggesIions Iave been received by IIe SIaIe CovernmenI in respecI oI IIe said draII.
Now. IIereIore. in exercise oI IIe powers conIerred by SecIion ß11(1IoI IIe KarnaIaka PancIayaII Raj AcI. 199ß
(KarnIaka AcI 14 oI 199ßI. IIe CovernmenI oI KarnaIaka Iereby makes IIe IoIIowing ruIes. nameIy:-
RUL£S
1. Tttte ond commencement.- (1I TIese ruIes may be caIIed IIe KarnaIaka PancIayaI Raj (ConducI oI EIecIionI
(AmendmenII RuIes. 2010.
(2I TIey sIaII come inIo Iorce Irom IIe daIe oI IIeir pubIicaIion in IIe oIIiciaI CazeIIe.
2. Insertton o] neu chopter III- In IIe KarnaIaka PancIayaI Raj (ConducI oI EIecIionI RuIes. 199ß (IereinaIIer
reIerred Io as IIe said ruIesI.-
ruIe. 85 may be re-numbered as ruIe 115 IIere oI and beIore IIe said ruIe a so re-numbered. IIe IoIIowing sIaII be
inserIed. nameIy:-
"CHAPT£R - III
VOTING BY £L£CTRONIC VOTING MACHIN£S
S6. Appttcotton o] proutstons o] thts Chopter ond Destgn o] £tectrontc Vottng Mochtnes.-
(1I TIe provisions oI IIis CIapIer sIaII appIy wIerever eIecIronic voIing macIine is used during IIe conducI oI eIecIions Io
IIe ZiIIa PancIayaI. TaIuk PancIayaI and Crama PancIayaI.
(2I Every eIecIronic voIing macIine (IereinaIIer reIerred Io as IIe voIing macIineI sIaII comprise oI Iwo uniIs. one a
conIroI uniI and anoIIer a baIIoIing uniI and sIaII be oI sucI designs as may be approved by IIe SIaIe EIecIion Commission.
S6. Preporotton o] uottng mochtne bg the returntng o]]tcer.- (1I TIe baIIoIing uniI oI IIe voIing macIine sIaII
conIain sucI parIicuIars in Kannada Ianguage or Ianguages as IIe SIaIe EIecIion Commission may speciIy.
(2I TIe names oI IIe candidaIes sIaII be arranged on IIe baIIoIing uniI in IIe same order in wIicI IIey appear in IIe
IisI oI conIesIing candidaIes.
(ßI II Iwo or more candidaIes bear IIe same name. IIey sIaII be disIinguisIed by IIe addiIion oI IIeir IaIIer's name or
residence or in some oIIer manner. as IIe sIaIe eIecIion commission may speciIy.
(4I SubjecI Io IIe Ioregoing provisions oI IIis ruIe. IIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII.-
(aI Iix IIe IabeI. conIaining IIe names and symboI oI IIe conIesIing candidaIes in IIe baIIoIing uniI and secure sucI
uniI wiII Iis seaI and IIe seaIs oI sucI oI IIe conIesIing candidaIes or IIeir eIecIion agenIs presenI as are desirous
oI aIIixing IIe same.
(bI seI IIe number oI conIesIing candidaIes and cIose IIe candidaIe seI secIion in IIe conIroI uniI and secure iI wiII
Iis seaI and seaIs oI sucI oI IIe conIesIing candidaIes or IIeir eIecIion agenIs presenI as are desirous oI aIIixing
IIe same.
S?. Arrongements ot the potttng stottons.- (1I In eacI poIIing sIaIion IIere sIaII be dispIayed prominenIIy-
(aI a noIice speciIying IIe poIIing area. IIe eIecIors oI wIicI are enIiIIed Io voIe aI IIe poIIing sIaIion and. wIen IIe
poIIing area Ias more IIan one poIIing sIaIion. IIe parIicuIars oI IIe eIecIors so enIiIIed Io voIe: and
(bI a copy oI IIe IisI oI conIesIing candidaIes.
(2I AI eacI poIIing sIaIion. IIere sIaII be seI up one or more voIing comparImenIs in wIicI IIe eIecIors can record IIeir
voIes Iree Irom observaIion.
(ßI TIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII provide aI eacI poIIing sIaIion. one voIing macIine and copies oI reIevanI parIs oI IIe
eIecIoraI roII and sucI oIIer eIecIion maIeriaI as may be necessary Ior IIe poII.
(4I WiIIouI prejudice Io IIe provisions oI sub-ruIe (ßI. IIe reIurning oIIicer may. wiII IIe previous approvaI oI IIe SIaIe
EIecIion Commission. provide one common voIing macIine Ior Iwo or more poIIing sIaIions IocaIed in IIe same premises.
SS. Admtsston to potttng stottons.-TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII reguIaIe IIe number oI eIecIors. Io be admiIIed aI any
one Iime inside IIe poIIing sIaIion and sIaII excIude aII persons oIIer IIan
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(aI poIIing oIIicers;
(bI pubIic servanIs on duIy in connecIion wiII IIe eIecIion;
(cI persons auIIorised by IIe SIaIe EIecIion Commission
(dI candidaIes. IIeir eIecIion agenIs and subjecI Io IIe provisions oI RuIe 25. one poIIing agenI oI eacI candidaIe;
(eI a cIiId in arms accompanying an eIecIor;
(II a person accompanying a bIind or inIirm eIecIor. wIo cannoI move wiIIouI IeIp. and.
(gI sucI oIIer person as IIe reIurning oIIicer or IIe presiding oIIicer may empIoy under sub-ruIe (2I oI ruIe 91 or sub-
ruIe (1I oI ruIe 92.
SD. Preporotton o] uottng mochtne ]or pott.- (1I TIe conIroI uniI and baIIoIing uniI oI every voIing macIine used aI
poIIing sIaIion sIaII bear a IabeI marked wiII.-
(aI IIe seriaI number. iI any. and IIe name oI IIe consIiIuency;
(bI IIe seriaI number and name oI IIe poIIing sIaIion or sIaIions as IIe case may be;
(cI IIe seriaI number oI IIe uniI; and
(dI IIe daIe oI poII.
(2I ImmediaIeIy beIore IIe commencemenI oI IIe poII. IIe presiding oIIicer sIaII demonsIraIe Io IIe poIIing agenIs and
oIIer persons presenI IIaI no voIe Ias been aIready recorded in IIe voIing macIine and iI bears IIe paper seaI reIerred Io in
sub-ruIe (4I.
(ßI A paper seaI sIaII be used Ior securing IIe conIroI uniI oI IIe voIing macIine. and IIe presiding oIIicer sIaII aIIix
Iis own signaIure on IIe paper seaI and obIain IIereon. IIe signaIures oI sucI oI IIe poIIing agenIs as are desirous oI
aIIixing IIe same.
(4I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII IIereaIIer Iix IIe paper seaI so signed in IIe space meanI IIereIor in IIe conIroI uniI oI
IIe voIing macIine and sIaII secure and seaI IIe same.
(5I TIe seaI used Ior securing IIe conIroI uniI sIaII be so Iixed IIaI iI is noI possibIe Io press IIe ¨resuII buIIon"
wiIIouI breaking IIe seaI aIIer IIe uniI Ias been seaIed.
(6I TIe conIroI uniI sIaII be cIosed and secured and pIaced in IuII view oI IIe presiding oIIicer and IIe poIIing agenIs
and IIe baIIoIing uniI sIaII be pIaced in IIe voIing comparImenI. aI IIe poIIing sIaIion.
DD. Morked copg o] the etectorot rott.- ImmediaIeIy beIore IIe commencemenI oI IIe poII. IIe presiding oIIicer sIaII
aIso demonsIraIe Io IIe poIIing agenIs and oIIers presenI IIaI IIe marked copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII Io be used during IIe poII
does noI conIain.-
(aI any enIry oIIer IIan IIaI made in pursuance oI ruIe 41; and
(bI any mark oIIer IIan IIe mark made in pursuance oI cIause (bI oI sub ruIe (2I oI ruIe 41.
D1. Foctttttes ]or uomen etectors.- (1I WIere a poIIing sIaIion is Ior boII men and women eIecIors. IIe presiding
oIIicer may direcI IIaI IIey sIaII be admiIIed Io IIe poIIing sIaIion aIIernaIiveIy in separaIe baIcIes.
(2I TIe reIurning oIIicer or IIe presiding oIIicer may appoinI a woman Io serve as an aIIendanI aI any poIIing sIaIion Io
assisI women eIecIors and aIso Io assisI IIe presiding oIIicer generaIIy in IIe poII in respecI oI woman eIecIors. and in
parIicuIar. Io IeIp Irisking any woman eIecIor iI necessary.
D2. Identt]tcotton o] etectors.- (1I TIe presiding oIIicer may empIoy aI IIe poIIing sIaIion sucI persons as Ie IIinks IiI
Io IeIp in IIe idenIiIicaIion oI IIe eIecIors or oIIerwise Io assisI Iim during IIe poII.
(2I As eacI eIecIor enIers IIe poIIing sIaIion. IIe presiding oIIicer or IIe poIIing oIIicer auIIorised by Iim in IIis beIaII
sIaII cIeck IIe eIecIor's name and oIIer parIicuIars wiII IIe reIevanI enIry in IIe eIecIoraI roII and IIen caII ouI IIe seriaI
number. name and oIIer parIicuIars oI IIe eIecIor.
(ßI WIere IIe poIIing sIaIion is siIuaIed in a consIiIuency eIecIors oI wIicI Iave been suppIied wiII idenIiIy cards
under IIe provisions oI IIe RegisIraIion oI EIecIors RuIes. 1960 made under IIe RepresenIaIion oI PeopIe AcI. 1950. (CenIraI
AcI 4ß oI 1950I IIe eIecIor sIaII produce Iis idenIiIy card beIore IIe presiding oIIicer or IIe poIIing oIIicer auIIorised by Iim
in IIis beIaII.
(4I In deciding IIe rigII oI a person Io casI Iis voIe. IIe presiding oIIicer or IIe poIIing oIIicer. as IIe case may be. sIaII
over-Iook mereIy cIericaI or prinIing errors in any enIry in IIe eIecIoraI roII iI Ie is saIisIied IIaI sucI person is idenIicaI wiII
IIe eIecIor Io wIom sucI enIry reIaIes.
DS. Foctttttes ]or pubttc seruonts on etectton dutg.- (1I TIe provisions oI ruIe 92 sIaII noI appIy Io any person wIo
produces aI IIe poIIing sIaIion an eIecIion duIy cerIiIicaIe in Form 20 and seeks permission Io casI Iis voIe aI IIaI poIIing
sIaIion aIIIougI iI is diIIerenI Irom IIe one wIere Ie is enIiIIed Io voIe.
(2I On producIion oI sucI cerIiIicaIe. IIe presiding oIIicer sIaII.-
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(aI obIain IIereon. IIe signaIure oI IIe person producing iI;
(bI Iave IIe person's name and eIecIoraI roII number as menIioned in IIe cerIiIicaIe enIered aI IIe end oI IIe marked
copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII; and
(cI permiI Iim Io casI Iis voIe in IIe same manner as an eIecIor is enIiIIed Io voIe aI IIaI poIIing sIaIion.
D4. Chottengtng the tdentttg.- (1I Any poIIing agenI may cIaIIenge IIe idenIiIy oI a person cIaiming Io be a parIicuIar
eIecIor by IirsI deposiIing a sum oI Two rupees in casI wiII IIe presiding oIIicer Ior eacI sucI cIaIIenge.
(2I On sucI deposiI being made. IIe presiding oIIicer sIaII.-
(aI warn IIe persons cIaIIenged oI IIe penaIIy Ior personaIion;
(bI read IIe reIevanI enIry in IIe eIecIoraI roII in IuII and ask Iim wIeIIer Ie is IIe person reIerred Io in IIaI enIry;
(cI enIer Iis name and address in IIe IisI oI cIaIIenged voIes in Form 25; and
(dI require Iim Io aIIix Iis signaIure in IIe said IisI.
(ßI TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII IIereaIIer IoId a summary inquiry inIo IIe cIaIIenge and may Ior IIaI purpose.-
(aI require IIe cIaIIenger Io adduce evidence in prooI oI IIe cIaIIenge and IIe person cIaIIenged Io adduce evidence oI
prooI oI Iis idenIiIy.
(bI puI Io IIe person cIaIIenged any quesIions necessary Ior IIe purpose oI esIabIisIing Iis idenIiIy and require Iim Io
answer IIem on oaII; and
(cI adminisIer an oaII Io IIe person cIaIIenged and any oIIer person oIIering Io give evidence.
(4I II. aIIer IIe inquiry. IIe presiding oIIicer considers IIaI IIe cIaIIenge Ias noI been esIabIisIed Ie sIaII aIIow IIe
person cIaIIenged Io voIe; and iI Ie considers IIaI IIe cIaIIenge Ias been esIabIisIed. Ie sIaII debar IIe person cIaIIenged
Irom voIing.
(5I II IIe presiding oIIicer is oI IIe opinion IIaI IIe cIaIIenge is IrivoIous or Ias noI been made in good IaiII. Ie sIaII
direcI IIaI IIe deposiI made under sub-ruIe (1I be IorIeiIed Io CovernmenI and in any oIIer case. reIurn Io IIe cIaIIenger aI
IIe concIusion oI IIe inquiry.
D6. So]eguords ogotnst personotton.- (1I Every eIecIor abouI wIose idenIiIy IIe presiding oIIicer or IIe poIIing oIIicer.
as IIe case may be. is saIisIied. sIaII aIIow Iis IeII IoreIinger Io be inspecIed by IIe presiding oIIicer or IIe poIIing oIIicer and
an indeIibIe ink mark Io be puI on iI.
(2I II any eIecIor-
(aI reIuse Io aIIow Iis IeII IoreIinger Io be inspecIed or marked in accordance wiII sub-ruIe (1I or Ias aIready sucI a
mark on Iis IeII IoreIinger or does any acI wiII a view Io removing IIe ink mark. or
(bI IaiIs or reIuses Io produce Iis idenIiIy card as required by sub-ruIe (ßI oI ruIe 92 Ie sIaII noI be aIIowed Io voIe.
(ßI WIere a poII is Iaken simuIIaneousIy in a ParIiamenIary ConsIiIuency or AssembIy ConsIiIuency and a ward. an
eIecIor wIose IeII Iinger Ias been marked wiII indeIibIe ink or wIo Ias produced Iis idenIiIy card aI one sucI eIecIion. sIaII
noI wiIIsIanding anyIIing conIained in sub-ruIes (1I and (2I be permiIIed Io casI Iis voIe Ior IIe oIIer eIecIion.
(4I Any reIerence in IIis ruIe Io IIe IeII IoreIinger oI an eIecIor sIaII. in IIe case wIere IIe eIecIor Ias Iis IeII IoreIinger
missing. be consIrued as a reIerence Io any oIIer Iinger oI Iis IeII Iand. and sIaII. in IIe case wIere aII IIe Iingers oI Iis IeII
Iand are missing. be consIrued as a reIerence Io IIe IoreIinger or any oIIer Iinger oI Iis rigII Iand. and sIaII in IIe case
wIere aII Iis Iingers oI boII IIe Iands are missing be consIrued as a reIerence Io sucI exIremiIy oI Iis IeII or rigII arm as
Ie possesses.
D6. Procedure ]or uottng bg uottng mochtnes.- (1I DeIore permiIIing an eIecIor Io voIe. IIe poIIing oIIicer sIaII.-
(aI record IIe eIecIoraI roII number oI IIe eIecIor as enIered in IIe marked copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII in a regisIer oI
voIers in Iorm ß8.
(bI obIain IIe signaIure or IIe IIumb impression oI an eIecIor on IIe said regisIer oI voIers; and
(cI mark IIe name oI IIe eIecIor in IIe marked copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII Io indicaIe IIaI Ie Ias been aIIowed Io voIe:
Provided IIaI no eIecIor sIaII be aIIowed Io voIe unIess Ie Ias puI Iis signaIure or IIumb impression on IIe
regisIer oI voIers.
(2I NoIwiIIsIanding anyIIing conIained in sub-ruIe (1I. iI sIaII be necessary Ior any presiding oIIicer or poIIing oIIicer or
any oIIer oIIicer Io aIIesI IIe IIumb impression oI IIe eIecIor on IIe regisIer oI voIers.
D?. Motntenonce o] secrecg o] uottng bg etectors utthtn the potttng stotton ond uottng procedures.- (1I Every
eIecIor wIo Ias been permiIIed Io voIe under ruIe 96 sIaII mainIain secrecy oI voIing wiIIin IIe poIIing sIaIion and Ior IIaI
purpose observe IIe voIing procedure IereinaIIer Iaid down.
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(2I ImmediaIeIy on being permiIIed Io voIe IIe eIecIor sIaII proceed Io IIe presiding oIIicer or IIe poIIing oIIicer in
cIarge oI IIe conIroI uniI oI IIe voIing macIine wIo sIaII. by pressing IIe appropriaIe buIIon on IIe conIroI uniI. acIivaIe
IIe baIIoIing uniI; Ior recording oI eIecIor's voIe.
(ßI TIe eIecIor sIaII IIereaIIer IorIIwiII-
(aI proceed Io voIing comparImenI;
(bI record Iis or Ier voIe by pressing IIe buIIon on IIe baIIoIing uniI againsI IIe name and symboI oI IIe candidaIe Ior
wIom Ie or sIe inIends Io voIe; and
(cI come ouI oI IIe voIing comparImenI and Ieave IIe poIIing sIaIion.
(4I Every eIecIor sIaII voIe wiIIouI undue deIay.
(5I No eIecIor sIaII be aIIowed Io enIer IIe voIing comparImenI wIen anoIIer eIecIor is inside iI.
(6I II an eIecIor wIo Ias been permiIIed Io voIe under ruIe 96 or ruIe 100 reIuses aIIer warning given by IIe presiding
oIIicer Io observe IIe procedure Iaid down in sub-ruIe (ßI. IIe presiding oIIicer or a poIIing oIIicer under IIe direcIion oI IIe
presiding oIIicer sIaII noI aIIow sucI eIecIor Io voIe.
(7I WIere an eIecIor is noI aIIowed Io voIe under sub-ruIe (6I. a remark Io IIe eIIecI IIaI voIing procedure Ias been
vioIaIed sIaII be made againsI IIe eIecIor's name in IIe regisIer oI voIers in Form ß8 by IIe presiding oIIicer under Iis
signaIure.
DS. Recordtng o] uotes o] bttnd or tn]trm etectors.- (1I II IIe presiding oIIicer is saIisIied IIaI owing Io IIe bIindness
or oIIer pIysicaI inIirmiIies an eIecIor is unabIe Io recognise IIe symboI on IIe baIIoIing uniI oI IIe voIing macIine or unabIe
Io record Iis or Ier voIe by pressing IIe appropriaIe buIIon IIereon wiIIouI assisIance. IIe presiding oIIicer sIaII permiI IIe
eIecIor Io Iake wiII Iim or Ier a companion oI Iis noI Iess IIan eigIIeen years oI age Io IIe voIing comparImenI Ior recording
IIe voIe on Iis beIaII and in accordance wiII Iis wisIes:
Provided IIaI no person sIaII be permiIIed Io acI as IIe companion oI more IIan one eIecIor aI any poIIing sIaIion
on IIe same day:
Provided IurIIer IIaI beIore any person is permiIIed Io acI as IIe companion oI an eIecIor on any day under IIis
ruIe IIaI person sIaII be required Io decIare IIaI Ie wiII keep secreI IIe voIe recorded by Iim on beIaII oI IIe eIecIor and IIaI
Ie Ias noI aIready acIed as IIe companion oI any oIIer eIecIor aI any oIIer poIIing sIaIion on IIaI day.
(2I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII keep a record in Form 26 oI aII cases under IIis ruIe.
DD. £tector dectdtng not to uote.- II an eIecIor. aIIer Iis eIecIoraI roII number Ias been duIy enIered in IIe regisIer oI
voIers in Form ß8 and Ias puI Iis signaIure or IIumb impression IIereon as required under sub-ruIe (1I oI ruIe 96. decides
noI Io record Iis or Ier voIe. a remark Io IIis eIIecI sIaII be made againsI IIe said enIry in Form ß8 by IIe presiding oIIicer
and IIe signaIure or IIumb impression oI IIe eIecIor sIaII be obIained againsI sucI remark.
1DD. Tendered uotes.- (1I II a person represenIing IimseII Io be a parIicuIar eIecIor seeks Io voIe aIIer anoIIer person
Ias aIready voIed as sucI eIecIor. Ie sIaII. on saIisIacIoriIy answering sucI quesIions reIaIing Io Iis idenIiIy as IIe presiding
oIIicer may ask. be insIead oI being aIIowed Io voIe IIrougI IIe baIIoIing uniI. suppIied wiII a Iendered baIIoI paper. wIicI
sIaII be oI sucI design. and IIe parIicuIars oI wIicI sIaII be in kannada or Ianguages as IIe SIaIe EIecIion Commission may
speciIy.
(2I Every sucI eIecIor sIaII beIore being suppIied wiII Iendered baIIoI paper wriIe Iis or Ier name againsI IIe enIry
reIaIing Io Iim or Ier in Form 27-A(EVMI
(ßI Every voIer receiving IIe baIIoI paper sIaII IorIIwiII.-
(aI proceed Io IIe voIing comparImenI;
(bI record IIere Iis or Ier voIe on IIe baIIoI paper by pIacing a cross mark 'X' wiII IIe insIrumenI or arIicIe suppIied
Ior IIe purpose on or near IIe symboI oI IIe candidaIe Ior wIom Ie inIends Io voIe;
(cI IoId IIe baIIoI paper so as Io conceaI Iis voIe;
(dI sIow Io IIe presiding oIIicer. iI required. IIe disIinguisIing mark on IIe baIIoIing paper;
(eI give iI Io IIe presiding oIIicer wIo sIaII pIace iI in a cover speciaIIy kepI Ior IIe purpose; and
(II Ieave IIe poIIing sIaIion.
(4I II owing Io bIindness or pIysicaI inIirmiIies. sucI eIecIor is unabIe Io record Iis voIe wiIIouI assisIance. IIe
presiding oIIicer sIaII permiI Iim Io Iake wiII Iim a companion. subjecI Io IIe same condiIion and Ior IoIIowing IIe same
procedure as Iaid down in ruIe 98 Ior recording IIe voIe in accordance wiII Iis wisIes.
1D1. Prestdtng O]]tcer's entrg tn the uottng comportment durtng pott.- (1I TIe presiding oIIicer may wIenever Ie
considers iI necessary Io do so. enIer IIe voIing comparImenI during poII and Iake sucI sIeps as may be necessary Io ensure
IIaI IIe baIIoIing uniI is noI Iampered or inIerIered wiII in any way.
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(2I II IIe presiding oIIicer Ias reason Io suspecI IIaI an eIecIor wIo Ias enIered IIe voIing comparImenI is Iampening
or oIIerwise inIerIering wiII IIe baIIoIing uniI or Ias remained inside IIe voIing comparImenI Ior unduIy Iong period. Ie
sIaII enIer IIe voIing comparImenI and Iake sucI sIeps as may be necessary Io ensure IIe smooII and orderIy progress oI
IIe poII.
(ßI WIenever IIe presiding oIIicer enIers IIe voIing comparImenI under IIis ruIe. Ie sIaII permiI IIe poIIing agenIs
presenI Io accompany Iim iI IIey so desire.
1D2. Ctostng o] the pott.- (1I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII cIose a poIIing sIaIion aI IIe Iour Iixed in IIaI beIaII under
ruIe12 read wiII ruIe 57 and sIaII noI IIereaIIer admiI any eIecIor inIo IIe poIIing sIaIion.
Provided IIaI aII IIe eIecIors presenI aI IIe poIIing sIaIion beIore iI is cIosed sIaII be aIIowed Io casI IIeir voIes.
(2I II any quesIion arises wIeIIer an eIecIor was presenI aI IIe poIIing sIaIion beIore iI was cIosed iI sIaII be decided by
IIe presiding oIIicer and Iis decision sIaII be IinaI.
1DS. Account o] uotes recorded.- (1I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII aI IIe cIose oI IIe poII prepare an accounI oI voIes
recorded in Form 28-D(EVMI and encIose iI in a separaIe cover wiII IIe words ¨AccounI oI VoIes Recorded" superscribed
IIereon.
(2I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII IurnisI Io every poIIing agenI presenI aI IIe cIose oI IIe poII a Irue copy oI IIe enIries
made in Form 28-D(EVMI aIIer obIaining receipI Irom IIe said poIIing agenI IIere and sIaII aIIesI iI as a Irue copy.
1D4. Seottng o] uottng mochtne o]ter pott.- (1I As soon as pracIicabIe aIIer IIe cIosing oI IIe poII. IIe presiding oIIicer
sIaII cIose IIe conIroI uniI Io ensure IIaI no IurIIer voIes can be recorded and sIaII deIacI IIe baIIoIing uniI Irom IIe
conIroI uniI;
(2I TIe conIroI uniI and IIe baIIoIing uniI sIaII IIereaIIer be seaIed. and secured separaIeIy in sucI manner as IIe
SIaIe EIecIion Commission may direcI and IIe seaI used Ior securing IIem sIaII be so aIIixed IIaI iI is noI possibIe Io open
IIe uniIs wiIIouI breaking IIe seaIs.
(ßI TIe PoIIing agenIs presenI aI IIe poIIing sIaIion. wIo desire Io aIIix IIeir seaIs sIaII aIso be permiIIed Io do so.
1D6. Seottng o] other pockets.- (1I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII IIen make inIo separaIe packeI.-
(aI IIe marked copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII;
(bI IIe regisIer oI voIers in Form ß8;
(cI IIe cover conIaining IIe Iendered baIIoI papers and IIe IisI in Form 27-A(EVMI;
(dI IIe IisI oI cIaIIenged voIes; and
(eI any oIIer papers direcIed by IIe SIaIe EIecIion Commission Io be kepI in a seaIed packeI.
(2I EacI packeI sIaII be seaIed wiII IIe seaI oI IIe presiding oIIicer and wiII IIe seaI eiIIer oI IIe candidaIe or Iis
eIecIion agenI or Iis poIIing agenI wIo may be presenI aI IIe poIIing sIaIion and may desire Io aIIix Iis seaI IIereon.
1D6. Tronsmtsston o] uottng mochtnes, etc., to the returntng o]]tcer.- (1I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII IIen deIiver or
cause Io be deIivered Io IIe reIurning oIIicer aI sucI pIace. as IIe reIurning oIIicer may direcI.-
(aI IIe voIing macIine;
(bI IIe accounI oI voIes recorded in Form 28D(EVMI.
(cI IIe seaIed packeIs reIerred Io in RuIe 105.
(dI aII oIIer papers used aI IIe poII.
(2I TIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII make adequaIe arrangemenIs Ior IIe saIe IransporI oI IIe voIing macIine. packeIs and
oIIer papers Ior IIe saIe cusIody unIiI IIe commencemenI oI IIe counIing oI voIes.
1D?. Procedure on od]ournment o] pott.- (1I II IIe poII aI any poIIing sIaIion is adjourned under ruIe ß0. provisions oI
ruIes 10ß Io 106 sIaII. as Iar as pracIicabIe. appIy as iI IIe poII was cIosed aI IIe Iour Iixed in IIaI beIaII under ruIe 57.
(2I WIen an adjourned poII is recommended under ruIe ß1. IIe eIecIors wIo Iave aIready voIed aI IIe poII so adjourned
sIaII noI be aIIowed Io voIe again.
(ßI TIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII provide IIe presiding oIIicer oI IIe poIIing sIaIion aI wIicI sucI adjourned poII is IeId.
wiII IIe seaIed packeI conIaining IIe marked copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII. regisIer oI voIers in Form ß8 and a new voIing
macIine.
(4I TIe presiding oIIicer sIaII open IIe seaIed packeI in IIe presence oI IIe poIIing agenIs presenI and use IIe marked
copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII Ior marking IIe names oI IIe eIecIors wIo are aIIowed Io voIe aI IIe adjourned poII.
(5I TIe provisions oI ruIe 2 and ruIe 85 Io 106 sIaII appIy in reIaIion Io IIe conducI oI an adjourned poII beIore iI was
so adjourned.
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1DS. Ctostng o] uottng mochtne tn cose o] booth copturtng.- WIere IIe presiding oIIicer is oI IIe opinion IIaI booII
capIuring is Iaking pIace aI a poIIing sIaIion or aI a pIace Iixed Ior IIe poII. Ie sIaII immediaIeIy cIose IIe conIroIIing uniI oI
IIe voIing macIine Io ensure IIaI no IurIIer voIes can be recorded and sIaII deIacI IIe baIIoIing uniI Irom IIe conIroI uniI.
1DD. Counttng o] uotes uhere etectrontc uottng mochtnes houe been used.- In reIaIion Io IIe counIing oI voIes aI a
poIIing sIaIion. wIere voIing macIine Ias been used IIe provisions oI ruIe 2. 6ß Io 66 sIaII muIaIis muIandis appIy.
11D. Scruttng ond tnspectton o] uottng mochtnes.- (1I TIe reIurning oIIicer may Iave IIe conIroI uniIs oI IIe voIing
macIines used aI more IIan one poIIing sIaIion Iaken up Ior scruIiny and inspecIion and voIes recorded in sucI uniIs
counIed simuIIaneousIy.
(2I DeIore IIe voIes recorded in any conIroI uniI oI voIing macIine are counIed under sub-ruIe (1I. IIe candidaIe or Iis
eIecIion agenI or Iis counIing agenI presenI aI IIe counIing IabIe sIaII be aIIowed Io inspecI IIe paper seaI and sucI oIIer
viIaI seaIs as migII Iave been aIIixed on IIe uniI and Io saIisIy IIemseIves IIaI IIe seaIs are inIacI.
(ßI TIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII saIisIy IimseII IIaI none oI IIe voIing macIines Ias in IacI been Iampered wiII.
(4I II IIe reIurning oIIicer is saIisIied IIaI any voIing macIine Ias in IacI been Iampered wiII. Ie sIaII noI counI IIe
voIes recorded in IIaI macIine and sIaII IoIIow IIe procedure Iaid down in ruIe ß2 or ruIe ßß as may be appIicabIe in respecI
oI IIe poIIing sIaIion or sIaIions wIere IIaI macIine was used.
111. Counttng o] uotes.- (1I AIIer IIe reIurning oIIicer is saIisIied IIaI a voIing macIine Ias in IacI noI been Iempered
wiII. Ie sIaII Iave IIe voIes recorded IIerein counIed by pressing IIe appropriaIe buIIon marked ¨ResuII" provided in IIe
conIroI uniI wIereby IIe IoIaI voIes poIIed and voIes poIIed by eacI candidaIe sIaII be dispIayed in respecI oI eacI sucI
candidaIe on IIe dispIay paneI provided Ior IIe purpose in IIe uniI.
(2I As IIe voIes poIIed by eacI candidaIe are dispIayed on IIe conIroI uniI. IIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII Iave.-
(aI IIe number oI sucI voIes recorded separaIeIy in respecI oI eacI candidaIe in ParI-II oI Form 28-D(EVMI.
(bI ParI-II oI Form 28-D(EVMI compIeIed in oIIer respecIs and signed by IIe counIing supervisor and aIso by IIe
candidaIes or IIeir eIecIion agenIs or IIeir counIing agenIs presenI; and
(cICorresponding enIries made in a resuII sIeeI in Form ß1-A (EVMI and IIe parIicuIars so enIered in IIe resuII sIeeI
announced.
112. Seottng o] uottng mochtnes.- (1I AIIer IIe resuII oI voIing recorded in a conIroI uniI Ias been ascerIained
candidaIe-wise and enIered in ParI II oI Form 28-D(EVMI and Form ß1-A(EVMI under ruIe 67(11I. 69(7I and 71(1I(5I(6I IIe
reIurning oIIicer sIaII reseaI IIe uniI wiII Iis seaI and IIe seaIs oI sucI oI IIe candidaIes or IIeir eIecIion agenIs presenI
wIo may desire Io aIIix IIe seaIs IIereon so Iowever IIaI IIe resuII oI voIing recorded in IIe uniI is noI obIiIeraIed and IIe
uniI reIains IIe memory oI sucI resuII.
(2I TIe conIroI uniI so seaIed sIaII be kepI in speciaIIy prepared boxes on wIicI IIe reIurning oIIicer sIaII record IIe
IoIIowing parIicuIars. nameIy:-
(aI IIe name oI IIe consIiIuency
(bI IIe parIicuIars oI IIe poIIing sIaIion or sIaIions wIere IIe conIroI uniI Ias been used;
(cI seriaI number oI IIe conIroI uniI;
(dI daIe oI poII; and
(eI daIe oI counIing;
(ßI IIe provisions oI ruIes 70 Io 72 sIaII. so Iar as may be. appIy in reIaIing Io voIing by voIing macIines and any
reIerence in IIose ruIes Io.-
(aI baIIoI paper sIaII be consIrued as incIuding a reIerence Io sucI voIing macIine;
(bI any ruIe sIaII be consIrued as a reIerence Io IIe corresponding ruIe in CIapIer-II or. as IIe case may be. Io ruIe 110
or 111.
11S. Custodg o] uottng mochtnes ond popers retottng to etectton.- (1I AII voIing macIines used aI an eIecIion sIaII
be kepI in sucI cusIody as IIe commissioner. SIaIe EIecIion Commission. KarnaIaka may direcI.
(1AI AII voIing macIines used aI an eIecIion sIaII be kepI in IIe cusIody oI IIe concerned DisIricI EIecIion OIIicer.
(2I TIe DisIricI EIecIion OIIicer sIaII keep in saIe cusIody.-
(aI IIe packeIs oI unused posIaI baIIoI papers wiII counIerIoiIs aIIacIed IIereIo;
(bI IIe packeIs oI used posIaI baIIoI papers wIeIIer vaIid. Iendered or rejecIed;
(cI IIe packeIs oI counIer IoiIs oI used posIaI baIIoI papers;
(dI IIe packeIs oI IIe marked copy oI IIe eIecIoraI roII or. as IIe case may be;
(eI IIe packeIs conIaining regisIer oI voIers in Form ß8. incIuding voIers' sIip;
(II IIe packeIs oI IIe decIaraIions by eIecIors and IIe aIIesIaIion oI IIeir signaIures.
114. Appttcobttttg o] Centrot Rutes, stotutorg orders, etc.,- WiIIouI prejudice Io IIe Ioregoing provisions. wIerever no
speciIic provisions are made in IIese ruIes. IIe provisions oI IIe ConducI oI EIecIions RuIes. 1961 made under IIe
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RepresenIaIion oI PeopIe AcI. 1951 as amended Irom Iime Io Iime and insIrucIions. sIaIuIory orders and cIariIicaIions issued
by IIe EIecIion Commissions oI India sIaII muIaIis muIandis appIy Ior IIe cases under IIese ruIes."

Dy order and in IIe name oI IIe Covernor oI KarnaIaka
Suornototho M Bhondore
Under SecreIary Io CovernmenI.
RuraI DeveIopmenI & PancIayaI Raj DepI.
S. Insertton o] neu ]orm 2?A.- (iI AIIer Form 27 oI said ruIes. IIe IoIIowing sIaII be inserIed.
nameIy:-
FORM 2?-A (£VM)
(See ruIe 100I
LisI oI Iendered voIes
EIecIion Io IIe member oI ..........Crama/TaIuk/ZiIIa PancIayaII Irom .......... ConsIiIuency

No. and Name oI IIe PoIIing SIaIion ..................
ParI No. oI EIecIoraI roII........................
St.
No
Nome o]
etector
St. No. o] etector tn
etectorot rott
St. No. tn Regtster o]
uoters (Form SS) o] persons
uho hos otreodg uoted tn
ptoce o] etector
StgnotureJ
Thumb
tmpresston o]
etector
1.
2.
ß.
4.
5.
6.
.
.
eIc


DaIe..... SignaIure oI IIe Presiding OIIicer
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(iiI AIIer Form 28A. oI IIe said ruIes IIe IoIIowing sIaII be inserIed. nameIy:-
FORM 2SB (£VM)
(See ruIe 10ß and 106I
PART I. ACCOUNT OF VOTES RECORDED
EIecIion Io IIe member oI .......... Crama/TaIuk/ZiIIa PancIayaII Irom ..........
ConsIiIuency
No. and Name oI PoIIing SIaIion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IdenIiIicaIion No. oI VoIing ConIroI UniI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IdenIiIicaIion No. oI VoIing DaIIoI UniI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MacIine used aI IIe PoIIing SIaIion DaIIoIing UniI:-
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1. ToIaI No. oI eIecIors assigned Io IIe PoIIing SIaIion
2. ToIaI No. oI voIers as enIered in IIe RegisIer Ior VoIers (Form ß8I
ß. No. oI voIers deciding noI Io record voIes under ruIe 99.
4. No. oI voIers noI aIIowed Io voIe under RuIe 97.
5. ToIaI No. oI voIes recorded as per IIe voIing macIine.
6. WIeIIer IIe IoIaI No. oI voIes as sIown againsI iIem 5 IaIIies wiII IIe ToIaI No. oI voIers as
sIown againsI iIem 2 minus Nos. oI voIers deciding noI Io record voIes as againsI iIem ß minus No.
oI voIers as againsI 4 (2-ß-4I or any discrepancy noIiced.
7. No. oI voIers Io wIom Iendered baIIoI papers were issued under ruIe 100.
8. No. oI Iendered baIIoI papers
(aI received Ior use
(bI issued Io eIecIors
(cI noI used and reIurned
9. AccounI oI paper seaIs
From To SignaIure oI poIIing agenIs
1. SI. No's oI paper seaIs suppIied
From. . . . . . . . . To. . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. ToIaI numbers suppIied 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ß. Number oI paper seaIs used ß. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Number oI unused paper seaIs
ReIurned Io ReIurning OIIicer 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. SeriaI number oI damaged paper seaI iI any 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
DaIe. . . . . . . . . . SignaIure oI IIe Presiding OIIicer
PIace. . . . . . . . . . PoIIing SIaIion No.. . . . . . . . . .

PART II. R£SULT OF COUNTING
St No. Nome o] Condtdote No. o] uotes recorded
1.
2.
ß.
4.
5.
6.
ToIaI

WIeIIer IIe IoIaI numbers oI voIes sIown above IaIIies wiII IIe IoIaI number oI voIes sIown
againsI iIem 5 oI ParI I or any discrepancy noIiced beIween IIe Iwo IoIaIs

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SignaIure oI IIe CounIing Supervisor
PIace. . . . . . . . . .
DaIe.. . . . . . . . .
Name oI candidaIe/eIecIion agenI/counIing agenI FuII signaIure
1.
2.
ß.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
PIace: . . . . . . . . . . SignaIure oI IIe reIurning oIIicer"
DaIe: . . . . . . . . . .

(iiiI AIIer Form ß1. oI IIe said ruIes. IIe IoIIowing sIaII be inserIed. nameIy:-
" FORM S1 A (£VM)
lSee ruIe 111I
FINAL R£SULT SH££T
(To Le used ]or recordtng the resu|t o] uottng ot po||tng stottons other thon nott]ted po||tng stottonsI

EIecIion Io IIe member oI .................. Crama/TaIuk/ZiIIa PancIayaII Irom ..................
ConsIiIuency
Name oI IIe ConsIiIuency : ..................
ToIaI Number oI eIecIors in ConsIiIuency ................
SI. No. oI
PoIIing
SIaIion
No. oI vaIid voIes casI in
Iavour oI
ToIaI oI
vaIid
VoIes
No. oI
rejecIed
voIes
ToIaI No. oI
Tendered
VoIes A D C
(1I
(2I
(ßI
(4I
..

TOTAL No. oI voIes recorded aI PoIIing SIaIions.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
No. oI voIes recorded on posIaI baIIoI papers.
(To be IiIIed in IIe case oI eIecIion Irom a ConsIiIuencyI
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL voIes poIIed.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________
PIace...............
DaIe................
ReIurning OIIicer"
(ivI AIIer Form ß7. oI IIe said ruIes IIe IoIIowing sIaII be inserIed. nameIy:-

FORM SS
(See ruIe 96I
Regtster o] uoters
EIecIion Io IIe member oI ____________________Crama/TaIuk/ZiIIa PancIayaII Irom
____________________ConsIiIuency ConsIiIuency No. and Name oI PoIIing sIaIion
____________________ParI No. oI EIecIoraI RoII____________________
St. No
St. No o] etector tn the
etectorot rott
StgnotureJThumb
tmpresston o] etector
Remorks
1.
2.
ß.
4..
eIc.


DaIe: SignaIure oI IIe Presiding OIIicer"

Suornototho M Bhondore
Under SecreIary Io CovernmenI.
RuraI DeveIopmenI & PancIayaI Raj DepI.
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