Counting of votes for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections to be taken up tomorrow
New Delhi, December 07
The counting of votes for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will be held tomorrow. It will start at 8 AM.
The counting for bypolls to Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and and six assembly constituencies in 5 states will also be taken up tomorrow. These assembly constituencies are Rampur and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh.
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful counting. There will be 37 counting centres in Gujarat covering 182 Assembly seats. Ahmedabad district has the maximum of three counting centres whereas Surat and Anand district will have two counting centers each. Talking to AIR, Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer P Bharati said, this time EVMs and postal ballot papers will be counted simultaneously.
In Gujarat, counting of votes for the assembly elections will be held tomorrow. AIR Correspondent reports that this time, EVMs and postal ballot papers will be counted simultaneously. Proper security arrangement has been made in and around the counting centres.
Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful counting. There will be 37 counting centres in state covering 182 Assembly seats. Ahmedabad district has the maximum of three counting centres whereas Surat and Anand district will have two counting centers each. Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer P Bharati said, this time EVMs and postal ballot papers will be counted simultaneously. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in an around the counting centres to ensure error free counting.
In Himachal Pradesh, counting will take place at 68 centres, where mobile phone, iPad, laptop, and other recording devices are barred.
News Services Divison of All India Radio will broadcast special programmes on the counting day tomorrow.