As the preparation of vote counting gets underway, the Congress party here has reportedly submitted the names of 16 people to perform the role of its agents to oversee the vote count on December 8, sources said on Monday.
The agents whose names have been submitted to the Election Commission would be provided necessary in next two-three days, sources said. Senior State Congress leaders would provide the agents training at the party office here, they said.
The elections for 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly were held in two phases on November 11 and 19. The voting was held peacefully in Bastar area on November11.
The Electronic Voting Machines of three constituencies have been kept in the strong room set up at the polytechnic college at Dharampura. The counting will be held amid tight security on December 8.
The Election Commission has been making elaborate preparation to make the counting peaceful and trouble-free while political parties have also started selecting their agents who will oversee the counting.