District Administration is all geared up for the counting of polls which is scheduled for December 23. Twenty seven tables for the purpose would be installed at the counting centre mining Institute Koderma, the proposal has been sent for approval said K Ravi kumar Deputy Commissioner cum District Election Officer in a press briefing on Tuesday at DC Offfice.
DC said the administration has prepared with 14 tables but according to instructions from State Election Officer number of tables would be increased for a smooth and fast conduction of the counting exercise.
The counting will start sharply at 8.00 AM with counting of paper ballots and counting of polls in EVMs will start from8.30 AM. The counting of pools at 324 polling stations would be completed in 12 rounds said, District Election Officer. There will be two gates for entry one for party candidates and their polling agents and the other for officials said DC Kumar. Mobile and cell phones are not allowed to strong rooms even for the officers and mediapersons too,they can take mobile phones up to control rooms. The updates of results would be flashed after every round, he added .
Magistrates ,observers and other officials have been already deputed and instructed to report on 22nd. They would be given a detailed and briefed training for the purpose briefed Kumar.
Notable, the fate of 16 candidates has been seized in the EVMs and the EVMs are kept in the strong room at Mining Institute Koderma in a keen vigil of three layer security. The campus and the strong room where the EVMs are kept are under surveillance of CCTV cameras.