Officials trained on vote counting procedures in Chennai
A training session on vote counting procedures for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election was conducted in Chennai for officials including returning officers and supervisors. The training covered protocols for handling electronic voting machines, postal ballots, and service voter ballots, with counting scheduled for May 4, 2026. EVMs are securely stored at educational institutions in Chennai under continuous surveillance and three-tier security.
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A training session on counting procedures for officials engaged in vote counting for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election was held in Chennai on Thursday at Valluvar Kottam.According to a press release, the training covered counting procedures for returning officers, micro observers, assistant returning officers, supervisors and assistants. Electronic voting machines have been stored under three-tier security at Queen Mary’s College, Loyola College and Anna University, and are under continuous surveillance. Counting will be taken up on May 4, 2026. Postal ballots will be counted on separate tables, while service voters’ ballots will be handled separately. Votes recorded in electronic machines will be counted across multiple tables in each centre.
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