Persons with security cover cannnot be counting agents: EC

May 15, 2014 09:42

The Hindu reports: The Election Commission has started issuing series of instructions for the May 16 counting process and the latest one is ban on the people with security cover from being appointed as counting agents of the candidates.

According to the EC's order, sent to all the chief electoral officers, there is no prohibition on councillors, sarpanchs, ward members and other local body chief/head from being appointed as counting agents provided they do not have any security cover from the state/central governments.

Permission to work as counting agents will not be given even if the person is ready to surrender his/her security cover. Their security could not be put to jeopardy by allowing them to enter the hall without any security cover.

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