Behind the scenes: What the EC mapped out for counting day
November 10, 2020  12:09
Crowds at a RJD-Cong rally last week
Crowds at a RJD-Cong rally last week
The Election Commission of India has increased the number of counting centres to 55 in order to comply with Covid-19 social distancing guidelines. The number of counting centres in the state was 38 during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

"Earlier we used to have 38 counting centre for 38 districts but this time we have 55 counting centres and the simple reason is that we want to maintain social distance," Bihar Chief Election Commissioner HR Srinivasa told ANI.

In Patna, votes for all the 14 assembly constituencies will be counted at just 1 centre set up at AN College. The poll panel said has readied 30 counting halls at the college. Srinivasa further said that ECI has established a 3-tier security system for strong rooms (housing the EVMs) and the counting centres.

"Election Commission gave 19 companies of paramilitary forces to guard strongrooms. They are the innermost core of counting centres' security. There are 59 companies of paramilitary forces to maintain general law and order in the state. The inner core is being guarded by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), then there is the Bihar Military Police (BMP) and then the district police," he added.
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