The votes polled in the Bhanupratappur assembly by-election in Chhattisgarh will be counted on December 8 from 8.00 am at the Government Post Graduate College, Kanker.
Deputy Electoral Officer Dhananjay Netam said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been kept in sealed strong rooms. First, the postal ballot papers will be counted before the EVMs are taken up.
He said a total of 14 tables have been set up for the counting of votes and this is expected to go for 19 rounds. All necessary preparations have been completed. Strict security arrangements have also been made.
The election was held on December 5 after the death of Deputy Speaker and Congress MLA Manoj Singh Mandavi.
The Congress fielded his widow Savitri Mandavi and the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate was former Bhanupratappur MLA Brahmanand Netam. The total polling percentage was 71.74.