Election results 2023: Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh all prepared for vote counting

All preparations for vote counting in Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh were on Saturday completed ahead of the Assembly Election Results 2023 in the two major states the officials said according to the PTIHowever in Mizoram following the postponement of the counting of votes for the Mizoram assembly elections Chief Electoral Officer Madhup Vyas said that the Election Commission of India agreed to the request of social organisations and political parties as Sunday being devoted to church duties and prayers the ANI reported on SaturdayThe counting of votes polled in the November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan will be done at 36 centres in the state on Sunday Chief Electoral Officer CEO Praveen Gupta said reported the PTIPreparations including security arrangements have been completed for the counting process which will begin at 8 am the official saidThere will be an assistant returning officer a counting supervisor two counting assistants and a microobserver at the counting table of postal ballots he saidIn total 2552 tables have been set up for counting There will be 4180 rounds for EVM vote counting Gupta saidHe said the highest of 34 rounds will be held for the Shio assembly constituency Barmer and the lowest of 14 rounds for Ajmer South constituencyThe counting of ballot papers will be done first followed by votes registered in electronic voting machines EVMs he saidWhile 30 election districts have one counting centre Jaipur Jodhpur and Nagaur have two centres each Gupta saidOn November 25 polling was held in 199 of the 200 assembly constituencies of the state and there are 1862 candidates in the fray Election in Karanpur was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh KoonarDistrict election officers police commissioners and superintendents of police have been instructed to strictly follow the security norms for counting centres Gupta saidThe CEO said threetier security arrangements have been made at counting venues Only authorised passholders will be able allowed to enter the venues he saidSeparate counting halls have been made for each assembly at the counting centres where according to instructions of the Election Commission tables have been arranged for counting of postal ballots and EVMs he saidGupta said there will be a counting supervisor a counting assistant counting staff and a microobserver on a table designated for counting votes in EVMsVote counting in ChhattisgarhMeanwhile all arrangements for the counting of votes in Chhattisgarh have been completed and sufficient officials have been appointed for the same in all the 90 assembly constituencies the states Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale said on Saturday the ANI reportedThe officer said while addressing a press conference in the state capital RaipurChhattisgarh went to the polls in two phases on November 7 and 17The counting of votes will take place from 8 am in all 90 assembly constituencies in the state for assembly elections 2023 on Sunday For counting of votes 90 returning officers 416 assistant returning officers 4596 counting personnel and 1698 micro observers have been appointed Kangale saidShe further said that 90 counting observers were appointed by the Election Commission of India ECI for 90 assembly constituencies in the stateEach counting hall will have separate entrances for candidates counting agents and Returning Officers Assistant Returning Officers and counting staff Identity cards have been issued to all the candidates counting agents and their electoral agents Mobile phones will be prohibited in the counting hall while it will be permitted in the media centre and communication centre on the counting premises the officer addedShe also said that threetier security arrangements were made in the counting centres and entry would be given at each level only after checking the identity card The entire process of vote counting and tabulation would be videographerStarting with the counting of postal ballot votes at 8 am the EVM counting will start after 30 minutes she addedVotes will be counted in each assembly constituency on 14 tables in each phase Besides 21 tables were approved for six assembly seats which include Pandariya Kakyon Sargarh Milaiger Kasdol and MastapurSonhat the officer addedwith PTI and ANI inputs