The preparations for counting of votes for State Assembly election, scheduled on December 8 have been completed. The counting would start from 8 am on Sunday, informed Joint Chief Electoral Officer (JCEO) DD Singh. He informed that cash Rs4 crore was seized during model code of conduct . However after verification various amounts were released, JCEO told reporters.
The JCEO was talking with reporters here on Thursday. He further said counting for all 90 seats would start from 8 am in 27 counting centres established in every district.
“Fourteen counting tables each would be set up for counting in ever centre and only in Manendragarh 7 tables would be arranged for the purpose. In this way 1,375 tables shall function to count 1,3011,662 votes in Chhattisgarh,” DD Singh informed.
The JCO further said 1375 supervisor, 1375 counting assistant and 90 general observer appointed by Election Commission shall be deployed in the work. In both the phase of election 22158 EVMs were used.
In the State Assembly elections overall 985 candidates were in the fight out of which 85 belonged to national parties while 301 were from regional parties. In addition to it 269 independent candidates were also in the fray.
“In every counting centre a date centre would be also established which through data genesis software shall sent the information to election commission,” the JCEO told reporters.
Detailing about workers to be deployed in vote counting the JCEO said officers would be told about the centres to where they would be counting votes only 24 hours before the beginning of counting.
In any constituency having more than 500 postal ballets the number of tables would be increased, the DD Singh informed and added that about 70,000 postal ballets were issued in this election. The counting of postal ballets would be carried out before counting the votes in EVMs, he concluded.