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Ballot Boxes-Engraving serial numbers thereon (dt.09-01-1992).

Election commission's Message No. 51/15/91-Vol. IV, Dated 9-1-92 addressed to To : chief electoral officers of all states and union territories
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IN PARTIAL MODIFICATION OF COMMISSION'S MESSAGE OF EVEN NUMBER DATED 1ST NOVEMBER 1991 COMMISSION HAS DECIDED THAT SERIAL NUMBERING OF BALLOT BOXES IS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER (.)

I) THE NUMBER OF EACH BALLOT BOX SHALL CONSIST OF THREE PARTS NAMELY (:).

1. ABBREVIATED NAME OF THE STATE-E.G. RJ FOR RAJASTHAN, UP FOR UTTAR PRADESH ETC.

2. CODE NO. OF EACH DISTRICT - E.G. 1, 2, 3, ETC.

3. SERIAL NO. OF EACH BALLOT BOX CONSISTING OF 5 (FIVE) DIGITS STARTING WITH 00001.

THEREFORE THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE FIRST BALLOT BOX IN THE FIRST DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN SHALL READ AS RJ/1/00001 AND THE SERIAL NUMBER OF FIRST BALLOT BOX IN THE SECOND DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN SHALL READ AS RJ/2/00001 (.) WITHIN EACH DISTRICT SERIAL NUMBERS OF BALLOT BOXES SHALL BE IN THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF CONSTITUENCIES IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY APPEAR IN THE DELIMITATION ORDER 1976 (.)

II. THE NUMBER ON THE BALLOT BOXES ARE TO BE ENGRAVED (AND NOT PAINTED) (.) THIS MAY BE DONE IN BOLD FIGURES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BALLOT BOXES ON ANY OF THE 4 (FOUR) SIDES WALL (.) ENGRAVING SHOULD BE PROMINENT AND CLEAR ENOUGH (.).

COMMISSION'S MESSAGE OF EVEN NUMBER DATED 1ST NOV., 1991 STANDS MODIFIED TO THIS EXTENT ONLY (.)

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT AND CONFIRM ACTION TAKEN (.)




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