Counting of votes for UP polls tomorrow
Taking note of reports that miscreants may create trouble during Friday’s counting of votes for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements and issued stringent guidelines to ensure that the exerc...
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Taking note of reports that miscreants may create trouble during Friday’s counting of votes for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements and issued stringent guidelines to ensure that the exercise is completed smoothly.
The counting for 402 assembly constituencies will begin at 0700 hours and the first result is likely by 1100 hours, EC sources said on Thursday.
Election for the Khaga seat was deferred because of death of a candidate. The UP assembly has a strength of 403 members.
The Commission has deployed about 20,000 Central Paramilitary and other security personnel for guarding the Electronic Voting Machines.
It has directed the authorities to ensure that the counting centres are sanitized and precautionary measures taken to bar the entry of potential trouble-makers.
A close watch will also be kept on counting and election agents as well as candidates, the Commission instructed in a communication to the Chief Electoral Officer of UP.
For the first time, extensive video coverage has been ordered at every stage of the counting process on Friday.
"The video coverage shall include the process of opening of strong room, transfer of EVMs from strong room to counting hall, counting hall arrangement, process of counting in the counting hall and the process of tabulation in general at the Returning Officer's table as also the process of counter checking of two EVMs," the Commission said in another communication to the CEO.
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