(*22*)New Delhi:(*13*) All crucial preparations have been made in Meghalaya forward of the counting of votes on Thursday for the state Assembly elections held on February 27.
As many as 13 counting centres have been arrange throughout the state, with 12 in all district headquarters and one in Sohra Sub Division.
A complete of 22 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) models have been retained for guaranteeing a round the clock monitoring in all of the sturdy rooms which have the Electronic Voting Machines of the three,419 polling stations introduced from the 59 Assembly Constituencies.
An total three-tier safety association, with CAPF personnel guarding the innermost layer and state armed police maintaining vigil of the second and third layers, have been put in place to make sure hassle-free counting. All the counting centres can have CCTV and internet forged surveillance throughout your entire counting course of.
There shall be 383 rounds of counting, with a most of 9 rounds for the Mawlai Assembly constituency within the East Khasi Hills district and 4 rounds for smaller Assembly constituencies equivalent to Dalu in West Garo Hills district.
Counting of votes in any respect the 13 centres will begin at 8 am and can initially start with the counting of postal ballots for the primary half-hour, adopted by counting of polled votes within the EVMs.
The state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), accompanied by District Election Officer (DEO) and Superintendent of Police (SP) took inventory of the counting preparations within the East Khasi Hills counting centre on the Polo grounds in state capital Shillong.
The counting centre on the East Khasi Hills has the state’s most variety of 14 counting halls, one for every meeting constituency, whereas the counting centre in West Garo Hills district caters to 11 meeting constituencies and is the second largest counting centre within the state.
The Election Commission of India has deployed 27 counting observers and over 500 micro-observers to help the counting observers at every desk. All the tables can have a counting observer assisted by 4 counting assistants.
Additionally, the DEOs involved have issued crucial orders pertaining to site visitors preparations and controlling victory processions submit counting.
