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EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( iii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 67] NEW DELHI, TUES DAY , MARCH 2 6, 2024 /CHAITRA 6, 1946 CG-DL-E-26032024-253377 ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th March , 202 4 O.N. 73(E).—In pursuance of the provisions of clause (c) of Section 60 of the Representation of th e People Act, 1951 and on due consideration of the matter in consultation with the Government Administration of all States and Union Territories, the Election Commission hereby notifies the persons employed in the essential services as per Annexure -I (copy enclosed) as a class of persons to give vote by postal ballot on being on duty on the day of poll in the current General Elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2024 and bye -elections in 26 Assembly Constituencies in 13 States (as per Annexure -II), programme of the said elections scheduled to be notified on 20.03.2024, 28.03.2024, 12.04.2024, 18.04.2024, 26.04.2024,29.04.2024 and 07.05.2024, as per the relevant provisions of exis ting the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and the Commission’s directions and guidelines. [No. 52/2024/SDR/Vol.I ] By O rder, S. B. JOSHI, Principal Secy. ANNEXURE -I 1. ANDHRA PRADESH 1. Metro 2. Railway Transport (Passenger and Freight) Services 3. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities 4. Electricity Department 5. BSNL 6. Postal & Telegram 7. Doordharshan 8. All India Radio 9. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 10. Heal th department 11. Food Corporation Department 12. Aviation 13. Road Transport Corporation 14. Fire Services 15. Traffic Police 16. Ambulance Services 17. Shipping 18. Fire Force 19. Jail 20. Excise 21. Water Authority 22. Treasury Service 23. Forest 24. Information and Public Relation Department 25. Police 26. Civil De fence and Home Guards 27. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs 28. Power 29. Airport Authority of India 30. Press Information Bureau 31. Department of PWD 32. National Informatics Centres 33. Disaster Management 2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1. Officers/ officials connected with supply of drinking water of Public Health Engineering Department 2. Line man & other staffs in Power House of Electric/ Power Department 3. Health Department 4. Hospitals 5. Dispensaries 6. Media persons 3. ASSAM 1. Field level engineers and employees of PHED. 2. Health workers who ar e engaged in medical related election duties, health workers engaged in emergency duty on the day of poll, person associated with ambulance services. 3. Fire & Emergency Services, traffic police, employees of jail, Civil defence and home guards. 4. Employees of District Emergency Operation Centre, Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) Staff of State Emergency Operation Centre, Information Assistants of SEO. 5. Officers of Directorate of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) and media persons authorised by Electio n Commission of India. 6. Employees of APDCL, APGCL, AEGCL. 7. Officials under long distance services of ASTC. 8. BSNL 9. Railways 10. Aviation 11. Shipping 4. BIHAR 1. Electricity Department, 2. BSNL 3. Railways 4. Post & Telegram 5. Doordarshan 6. All India Radio 7. COMFED and related Milk Coo peratives & Units 8. Health Department, Bihar 9. Food Corporation of India 10. State Food Corporation 11. Aviation 12. Long distance Govt. Road Transport Corporation 13. Fire Services 14. Traffic 15. Ambulance Services and 16. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage. 5. CHHA TTISGARH 1. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services 2. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities 3. Electricity Department 4. BSNL 5. Post & Telegram 6. Doordharshan 7. All India Radio 8. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 9. Health Department 10. Food Corporation of India 6. GOA 1. Medical Services Viz. Public Health Department, Goa Medical College, Directorate of Health Services 2. Police 3. Civil Defence and Home Guards 4. Fire and Em ergency services 5. Prisons 6. Excise 7. Electricity Department 8. Water Authority 9. Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited /KTCL (SRTC of Goa) 10. Treasury Service 11. Forest 12. Central Govt. Institution (All India Radio, Dooradarshan, BSNL, Railways, Posts & Telegraph and Aviatio n) 13. Ambulance 14. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll coverage 15. Aviation and 16. Shipping/River Navigation/Transport 7. GUJARAT 1. Electricity Department 2. BSNL 3. Railways 4. Doordarshan 5. All India Radio 6. Health Department, Gujarat 7. Aviation 8. Long Distance Bus Services of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation 9. Fire Services 10. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage. 11. Traffic Police, and 12. Ambulance Service 8. HARYANA 1. Metro 2. Railway transport (passenger and freight) serv ices 3. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities. 4. Electricity Department 5. BSNL 6. Post & Telegram 7. Doordharshan 8. All India Radio 9. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 10. Health Department 11. Food Corporation of India 12. Aviation 13. Road Transport Corporation 14. Fire Services 15. Traffic police 16. Ambulance Services 17. Fire Force 18. Jail 19. Excise 20. Water Authority 21. Treasury Service 22. Forest 23. Information and P ublic Relation Department 24. Police 25. Civil Defence and Home Guards 26. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs 27. Power 28. Press Information Bureau 29. Department of PWD 9. HIMACHAL PRADESH 1. Health Department(Doctors, Para Medical Staff and Ambulance service) 2. Fire Services 3. Himachal Road Transport Corporations (Drivers and Conductors excluding local route bus services within city) 4. H.P State Milk Federation and Milk Cooperative Societies (Staff on Milk supply service) 5. Local Media Persons authorised by the Election Commission of India 6. Irrigation and Public Health (Pump Operator and Turner) 7. Himachal Pradesh State electricity Board (Electrician and Line -man) 8. Jail staff 10. JHARKHAND 1. Railway transport (passenger and freight) Services 2. Media persons to whom authorization letters h ave been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities 3. Electricity Department 4. BSNL 5. Post & Telegram 6. Doordarshan. 7. All India Radio 8. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 9. Health Department 10. Aviation 11. Fire Services 12. Traffic Po lice 13. Ambulance Services 14. Jail 15. Airport Authority of India 16. Press Information Bureau 11. KARNATAKA 1. Electricity Department 2. BSNL 3. Railways 4. Doordarshan 5. All India Radio 6. Health Department 7. Aviation 8. Bus Service (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC & NEKRTC) 9. Fire Services 10. Media Perso ns authorized by ECI for poll day coverage 11. Traffic Police 12. Ambulance Services 13. BMRCL 14. Prisons 15. Police personnel working in control room 16. Engineer of Rural and Urban drinking water supply Departments 12. KERALA 1. Police 2. Fire Force 3. Jail 4. Excise 5. Milma 6. Electricity 7. Water Authority 8. KSRTC 9. Treasury Services 10. Health Services 11. Forest Personnel 12. Central Govt. institutions like All India Radio, Doordarshan, BSNL, Railways, Post & Telegraph 13. Media Persons 14. Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) 13. MADHYA PRADESH 1. Public Health and Hea lth Education Department 2. Home Department (Fire Forces) 3. Department of Energy 4. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been is sued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities 14. MAHARASHTRA 1. Metro 2. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services 3. Media persons to whom authorization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover polling day activities 4. Electricity Department 5. BSNL 6. Post & Telegram 7. Doordharshan 8. All India Radio 9. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 10. Health Department 11. Food Corporation of India 12. Aviation 13. Road Transport Corporation 14. Fire Services 15. Traffic police 16. Ambulance Services 17. Shipping 18. Fire Force 19. Jail 20. Excise 21. Water Authority 22. Treasury Service 23. Forest 24. Information and Public Relation Department 25. Police 26. Civil Defence and Home Guards 27. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs 28. Power 29. Airport Authority of India 30. Press Information Bureau 31. Department of PWD 32. MTNL 15. MANIPUR 1. Electricity Department 2. Railways 3. Health Department in connection with COVID -19 4. Aviation 5. Fire Services 6. Media Persons authorised by ECI for poll day coverage 16. MEGHALAYA 1. Health and Medical Emergency Services including Ambulance Services 2. Police including Traffic 3. Fire and Emergency Services 4. Jail 5. Central Government Instit utions of All India Radio, Doordarshan, PIB, BSNL, Railways and AAI 6. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll coverage 7. Information and Public Relations Department 8. Electricity Power Distribution (MePDCL) 9. Forest (National Parks & Sanctuaries) 10. Civil Defence an d Home Guard 11. Establishments of State Govt. outside of the State 17. MIZORAM 1. Airport Authority of India 2. Food Corporation of India 3. Press Information Bureau 4. Doordarshan 5. All India Radio 6. Power & Electricity Department 7. Health & Family Welfare Department 8. Transpo rt Department 9. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department 10. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 11. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage 12. Fire & Emergency Services 13. Security duty at Lengpui Airport. 14. Officials working in Mizoram House in other St ate 15. Officials deployed for duty in various jails within the State 18. NAGALAND 1. Power Department 2. Health/Medical Department 3. Fire& Emergency Service Department 4. Traffic Police 5. Ambulance Service 6. Jail 7. Police 8. Civil Defence/Home Guard 9. Media persons 19. ODISHA 1. Police 2. Fire Service 3. Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists & other Paramedics of Government Hospitals 4. Employees of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation 5. Employees of Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) 6. Media persons authorized by ECI for Poll day coverage 20. PUNJAB 1. Department of Local Government (Fire Service) 2. Department of Transport (Drivers, Conductors, Work shop Staff, Operations Staff and Officers posted at Headquarter and Depots at District Level) 3. Department of Jails (Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and Guarding Staff posted in Jails) 4. Department of Home Affairs and Justice (Police Officers, Police Personnel, Civil Defence and Home Guards) 5. Department of Power (Staff of State Power Corporation and State Transmission Corporation deputed at Generations Units, Thermal Plants, Hydel Units (within or outside the State), Staff on deputation to BBMB and field Staff posted in Grid Sub Stations) 6. Department of Health and Family Welfare (a) Drug Control Offic ers working under the Commissionerate of Food and Drug Administration (b) Medical and Para -Medical Staff working/ on duty on the Day of Poll 7. Media persons/ journalists authorized by ECI for Poll day coverage 21. RAJASTHAN 1. Rajasthan State Road Transp ort Corporation (Drivers, Conductors except local route bus services within the city) 2. Medical and Health Department (Doctors, Para Medical staff and Ambulance service) 3. Medical Education Department (Doctors, Para Medical staff and Ambulance service) 4. Fire Se rvices 5. Jaipur Metro 6. Energy Department and its Subordinate Corporations (Electrician, Line Man) 7. Public Health Engineering and Irrigation Services (Pump Operator, Turner) 8. Media Persons authorized by ECI 9. Rajasthan State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societi es (Personnel engaged in milk supply service) 10. All RAC Battalions including 3 RAC battalions posted in Delhi under Rajasthan Police (8th, 11th, 12th battalions) 11. Drivers and Conductors working in Jaipur City Transport Services Limited 22. SIKKIM 1. Health Depa rtment 2. Electricity Department 3. Fire Services 4. Traffic Police 5. State Milk Union 6. Media Person to whom authorization letter will be issued with the approval of the Commission. 7. Jail Department 8. Police Department (other than those who are involved in Election dutie s) 9. State Control Room Officials 10. Public Health and Engineering Department 23. TAMIL NADU 1. Mercantile Marine 2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) 3. Chennai Metro Rail Limited 4. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 5. Food Corporation of India , Zonal Office (S outh) 6. Media persons 24. TELANGANA 1. Airport Authority of India 2. Food Corporation of India 3. Indian Railways 4. Press information Bureau 5. Doordarshan 6. All India Radio 7. Electricity Department 8. Health and Family Welfare 9. State Transport Corporation 10. Food and Civil Suppli es 11. BSNL 12. Media Persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage 13. Fire Services 25. TRIPURA 1. Department of Power 2. Jail 3. Department of Health Services 4. Department of Fire Services 5. BSNL 6. Railways 7. Postal Department 8. Doordarshan 9. All India Radio 10. Media Persons to whom aut horization letters have been issued with the approval of the Commission to cover poll day activities 26. UTTAR PRADESH 1. Information and Public Relation Department. 2. Health and Family Welfare (Emergency/Ambulance Services) 3. Post Department 4. Traffic Department 5. Railways 6. Electricity Department 7. Civil Aviation Department 8. Metro Rail Corporation of Uttar Pradesh 9. Doordharshan. 10. All India Radio 11. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 12. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll day coverage 27. UTTARA KHAND 1. Airport Authority of India 2. Food Corporation of India 3. Indian Railway 4. Doordarshan / All India Radio 5. Electricity Department 6. Health and Family Welfare 7. Uttarakhand Transport Corporation 8. Food and Civil Supplies 9. BSNL 10. Media Persons authorized by EC I for Poll day Coverage. 28. WEST BENGAL 1. Metro 2. Railway transport (passenger and freight) services 3. State Milk Union and Milk Cooperative Societies 4. Health Department 5. Road Transport Corporation 6. Fire services 7. Traffic Police 8. Jail 9. Excise 10. Treasury Services 11. Information and Public relation Department 12. Ambulance Services 13. Police 14. Civil Defence and Home Guards 15. Food Civil Supplies 16. Power 17. Department of PWD 18. Media 29. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 1. Media persons to whom authorization letter have been issued with the approval of the commission to cover polling day activities. 2. Electricity Department 3. BSNL 4. Post and Telegram 5. Doordarshan 6. All India Radio 7. Health Department 8. Food Corporation of India 9. Aviation 10. Transport Department 11. Fire and Emergency Services 12. Ambulance Services 13. Traffic P olice 14. Shipping 15. Jail 16. Excise 17. Forest 18. Police 19. Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs 20. Airport Authority of India. 30. CHANDIGARH 1. Railway Transport (P&F) 2. Media Persons 3. Electricity Department 4. BSNL 5. Post & Telegram 6. Health Department 7. Fire Services 8. Traffic Police 9. Ambulance Services 10. Jail 11. Forest 12. Police 13. Civil Defence and Home Guards 14. Power 31. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN &DIU 1. Fire Services 2. Police 3. Traffic Police 4. Ambulance Services 5. Media P ersons 32. DELHI 1. Hospitals under GNCT of Delhi. 2. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) 3. Delhi Fire Services 4. Delhi Jal Board 5. Delhi Police 6. Centralized Accident and Trauma services (CATS), GNCTD 7. Media persons of Delhi to whom authoriz ation letter have been issued with the approval of the Election commission of India to cover polling day activities 33. LAKSHADWEEP 1. Medical & Health Services 2. Port, Shipping & Aviation 3. Post Office 4. Electricity Department 5. Fire Service 6. Police 7. India Reserve Battalion 8. Environment & Forest 9. Information & Public Relation 10. Airport Authority of India 11. Media persons authorized by ECI for poll coverage 34. JAMMU & KASHMIR 1. Police Department 2. Health Department (All Medical and Para medical Staff) 3. P H E Depar tment (All field staff below the rank of JE) 4. Municipality (All field staff) 5. Transport Department (Driver and Cleaner) 6. Fire and Emergency (All field staff) 7. Media persons 35. PUDUCHERRY 1. Health & Family Welfare Department, Puducherry 2. Media persons authorise d by ECI for poll day coverage 3. Government Ambulance Service 4. Aviation 5. Shipping 6. Railways 7. Postal & Telegram 8. Doordarshan 9. All India Radio 10. Airport Authority of India 11. Press information Bureau 12. BSNL 36. LADAKH 1. Power Development Department (PDD) 2. Health& Med ical Education Department including Ambulance Services 3. Food, Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs Department 4. Forest Department 5. PHE & IFC Department 6. Public Works Department (PWD) 7. Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) 8. Police Department 9. Fire &Rescue Services 10. Traffic Police 11. Prisons Department 12. Treasury Service 13. Forest Department 14. BSNL 15. Post & Telegram 16. Doordarshan 17. All India Radio 18. Food Corporation of India 19. Aviation 20. Excise Dep artment 21. Civil Defence & Home Guards 22. Road Transport Corporation (buses being operated by SIDCO) 23. Airport Authority of India 24. Press Information Bureau 25. Ladakh Milk Unions and Milk Corporation Societies 26. Media personals Annexure -II S. No. Name of State Assembly Constituency No. & Name 1. Bihar 195-Agiaon(SC) 2. Gujarat 26 - Vijapur 3. 108 - Khambhat 4. 136 - Vaghodia 5. 85 - Manavadar 6. 83 - Porbandar 7. Haryana 21-Karnal 8. Jharkhand 31- Gandey 9. Maharashtra 30 – Akola West 10. Tripura 7- Ramnagar 11. Uttar Pradesh 136 - Dadraul 12. 173 - Lucknow East 13. 292 - Gainsari 14. 403 – Duddhi (ST) 15. West Bengal 62-Bhagawangola 16. 113- Baranagar 17. Telangana 71-Secunderabad Cantt.(SC) 18. Himachal Pradesh 18 - Dharamshala 19. 21 – Lahaul&Spiti (S T) 20. 37 - Sujanpur 21. 39 - Barsar 22. 42 - Gagret 23. 45 - Kutlehar 24. Rajasthan 165 – Bagidora (ST) 25. Karnataka 36 – Shorapur (ST) 26. Tamil Nadu 233 - Vilavancode Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.