How the votes are counted
March 11, 2017  08:12
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Counting of votes have begun. Tens of thousands of central forces personnel are deployed at the polling centres, including 20,000 personnel in Uttar Pradesh.

In Uttar Pradesh which has a 403-member assembly, 78 counting centres have been set up in 75 districts. 15 counting centres have been established in Uttarakhand where the Assembly strength is 70 .       

Votes will be counted at 54 centers in 27 locations setup for election to 117-member Punjab Assembly. In Goa, votes will be counted at two centres in North and South Goa to declare the winners in 40 seats. In Manipur, counting of votes will be held for 60 seats.       

The Election Commission has issued strict guidelines on security arrangements for counting of votes and has prohibited mobile phones inside the counting halls.   

In addition to general observers, a micro-observer will be deputed at each and every counting table. A three-tier security arrangement has been made in and around the counting centres.   

Only central forces will be deployed inside the counting centres while local police will be deployed in the outer circle and forces from other states will be around the centres to prevent entry of any unauthorised persons.   

A senior magistrate will be posted at the entrance to control the crowd and regulate the entry. The 100-metre are around a counting premise or campus is to be demarcated as pedestrian zone and no vehicles shall be allowed within this perimeter.       

Additional CCTV cameras will be installed at locations from where the carrying of EVMs from strong rooms to the counting hall can be effectively monitored.


Image: Security arrangements in place outside counting centres in Moradabad, UP.
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