The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the district election officers regarding counting of postal ballots for the lok Sabha elections at 51 district headquarters on May 16.
According to the directives, the returning officer will meet observer a day before counting and give him details about total number of postal ballots received from facilitation centres, by post and by hand.
Information will also be given about the number of postal ballots received before the start of counting on May 16.
The commission has said that not more than 500 postal ballots should be counted on one table.
Tables should be placed in counting hall as per space. Their number should not be more than four.
According to the commission, there must be one counting supervisor and two counting assistants on every table for counting of postal ballots apart from one additional micro observer, who should be an officer of the Central Government or public sector undertaking.
Every aspect should be considered at the time of counting of postal ballots. Information and reason for rejection of postal ballots should be given in form 13-A.