DC-cum-District Returning Officer of Hazaribagh Sunil Kumar sat with the RO, ARO, computer operators and polling personnel to discuss the preparations for the counting of votes going to be held on Tuesday. In this meeting, he gave many directives to the officers.
Sunil Kumar said that the counting process will start from 8 am sharp. All the counting personnel will have to report at the centre at 5 am.
The process will start with the counting of postal ballots. He made it clear that all the candidates or his representatives should know that how many postal ballots are for the counting and show them the rejected ballot papers.
He also directed to write the cause of rejection on those ballot papers.
District Returning Officer cleared that on each table, there will be two counting personnel and one micro-observer. Round wise and Assembly wise result will be telecasted by powerpoint outside the counting hall and at media centre.
Sunil Kumar directed the Executive Officer of Municipal Council and PHED Department to arrange for drinking water in each counting hall and in the campus. He also directed to build some temporary toilets near the counting halls.
Civil Surgeon has been directed to keep two ambulances with doctors ready every time inside the marketing yard and to remain vigilant in the hospital with the team of doctors all through the day.
He also directed the DSP to make two check posts to divert the vehicles coming from Barhi or going towards Barhi.
In his direction to the block officials DC Sunil Kumar asked them to constitute a team of officials and staff to keep eye on the victory rallies in their areas.
He also directed the police officials to arrange for proper security of the area to avoid any unwanted incident after the announcement of results.
In this meeting DC informed that for Hazaribagh Sadar and Mandu constituency, counting will take place on 28 tables each while for Barkattha it will be 24 and for Barhi the number of tables will be 22.
He also directed the officials to arrange for videography of carriage of EVMs from strong room to the counting hall.