Assembly polls: Counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana to begin at 8 am

The counting of votes for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana is scheduled to commence at 8 am on TuesdayThe JK assembly election for 90 constituencies was held over three phases on September 18 September 25 and October 1 respectively Meanwhile polling for the 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly ended on October 5Counting of votes for assembly elections in Haryana will begin at 8 am Postal ballots will be counted first followed by EVM counting after 30 minutesHaryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal stated that 93 counting centres have been set up for 90 assembly constituencies in 22 districts of the stateTwo counting centres each have been set up for the Badshahpur Gurugram and Pataudi assembly constituencies while one counting centre each has been established for the remaining 87 assembly constituencies where the counting will take place To monitor the counting process 90 counting observers also have been appointed by the Election CommissionAgarwal informed that comprehensive security arrangements have been made for the counting A total of 30 companies of Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed at 93 counting centres The counting centres have been put under a threetier security cover Central security forces have been deployed in the innermost security cover After that statearmed police and district police personnel will be deployed in the outermost cover Around 12000 police personnel are on duty at the counting centres across the stateAgarwal stated that adequate checkpoints have been set up within a 100meter perimeter of each counting centre CCTV cameras have been installed in all 90 strong rooms where the EVM are stored to closely monitor all activities Unauthorized individuals will be restricted from entering these areas Additionally CCTV cameras have been installed at the main entrance and throughout the entire premises of the counting centres to ensure comprehensive monitoringA meeting was held to review the counting preparedness with Deputy CommissionersDistrict Election Officers to provide instructions for ensuring a wellorganized counting process on October 8Accurate information on each round of counting will be uploaded in a timely manner a release saidAhead of the counting of the votes the security has been heightened at a counting centre in JammuOn the day of the counting the strong rooms will be opened in the presence of candidates their authorized representatives Returning Officers ROsAssistant Returning Officers AROs and ECI observers with videography conducted Mobile phones will not be allowed inside the counting centresDuring the process only authorized individuals officials or staff will be permitted inside and around the counting centresPeople and political party representatives have been requested not to crowd the counting centres and check the results at home The results will be available on the Election Commission of Indias website httpresultseicin and through the Voter Helpline AppMedia centres have been set up at the counting centres for the press to access the latest updates Only authorized personnel would be allowed entry into the counting centres Additionally instructions have been given to closely monitor social media to prevent the spread of any rumors related to the counting process the release saidIn Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole said CCTVs have been set up in each counting hall for record creationCounting will begin at 730 am for postal ballots and 8 am for EVMs Polls were held peacefully and no candidate or political party faced any kind of difficulty Violencefree public participation was witnessed Pole told ANIPostal ballots will be counted first after which EVM counting will begin In every district headquarters counting centres have been set up Counting of territorial polling stations will be done in 25 locations and counting of migrant polling stations will be done in 3 locations All arrangements have been made Candidates have also given information about their counting agents EVMs are kept in a triple layer security The outermost layer consists of police the middle layer is guarded by the CAPF and the inner layer consists of a dedicated section which mans the counting centre round the clock he addedExit polls have predicted that Congress is poised to win Haryana and that the National ConferenceCongress alliance has an edge in Jammu and KashmirThe results are likely to reflect political sentiments as parties gear up for upcoming electoral battles in Maharashtra JharkhandThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever