Training for ‘counting personnel’ held in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi
Training for counting personnel was conducted in Tirunelveli for the upcoming vote counting in five Assembly constituencies, with District Collector R. Sukumar overseeing the session. The event covered logistical arrangements including the secure storage of EVMs and postal ballots under Central Forces' guard. Vote counting for postal ballots will begin at 8 a.m. on May 4, followed by EVM vote counting 30 minutes later.
- ▪The training for counting personnel was held in Tirunelveli on Thursday with District Collector R. Sukumar presiding.
- ▪Electronic Voting Machines and postal ballots are securely stored in strongrooms guarded by armed Central Forces.
- ▪Counting of postal ballots will commence at 8 a.m. on May 4, with EVM counting starting at 8:30 a.m.
- ▪Fourteen counting tables will be set up for each Assembly constituency, each staffed with a supervisor, assistant, and micro observer.
- ▪The training covered procedures for the smooth and secure counting of votes across five Assembly constituencies in the district.
- ▪The counting center arrangements emphasize security, coordination, and adherence to election guidelines.
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Training the personnel to be involved in the counting of votes polled in the five Assembly constituencies of the district was held here on Thursday with District Collector and District Election Officer R. Sukumar in chair.Addressing the meeting, Dr. Sukumar said the Electronic Voting Machines and the boxes containing the postal ballots had been kept in the strongrooms in the counting centre being guarded by armed Central Forces. Counting of postal ballots would be started at 8 a.m. on May 4 and the counting of votes polled in the EVMs would start 30 minutes later. Fourteen tables would be kept ready for counting of votes polled in the EVMs used in each Assembly segment and each table would be manned by a supervisor, an assistant and a micro observer.
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