Odisha

Pipili Bypoll Counting Tomorrow; Strict Restrictions In Place In View Of COVID

By
OB Bureau

Puri: All arrangements are in place for the counting of votes of Pipili by-election which was held on September 30.

Counting will begin with postal ballot at 8 am followed by EVM votes counting at 8.30 am, informed Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, Sushil Kumar Lohani, on Saturday.

A total of 72 government officials will count the votes at 14 tables set up in three halls at Penthakota Warehouse. EVM counting will be held in two halls and postal ballot in one hall. Three additional AROs have been appointed for counting and the process will be supervised by an Election Observer, the CEO added. Each candidate can also deploy one counting agent at each table.

Informing that all COVID measures will be strictly adhered to at the counting centre, the Chief Electoral Officer said only those fully vaccinated have been deployed on duty. Wearing face masks,  following proper sanitisation and thermal scanning has been made mandatory, he added.

To avoid crowding at the counting tables and to check the spread of COVID, cameras will capture the results and display that on a big screen, he added. After counting, the votes of the VVPAT slips will be compared with that of EVMs.

The results will be published on the official website of ECI  results.eci.gov.in after every round.

Only the ECI authorised media personnel will be allowed to the counting centre in batches. They will be escorted by the polling staff. They can visit the counting centre without camera or any recording device and return after observing it.

Meanwhile, a three-layer security cordon has been created for the safety of EVMs. While three platoon police forces have been deployed for the voting machines, the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have taken positions around the first layer of security cordon. The state police have taken charge of the second layer of security while the district police and Revenue officials will be working in the outer ring of the warehouse.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Hina Khan Shares Warm Post For ‘Humble And Kind’ Salman Khan

Mumbai: Television actress Hina Khan, who is battling breast cancer, recently met host Salman Khan…

November 23, 2024

AR Rahman Sends Legal Notice To Defamers Over Link-Up Rumours With Mohini Dey

 Mumbai: Following reports of his alleged link-up with bassist Mohini Dey, renowned music composer AR…

November 23, 2024

Tamannah Bhatia & Vijay Varma Go House Hunting; Is Marriage On Cards?

Mumbai: The love story of actors Tamannaah Bhatia and Vijay Varma has not been clandestine.…

November 23, 2024

Puri Jagannath Temple Admn Receives Ratna Bhandar GPR-GPS Survey Report; Asks ASI To Start Repair Work

Puri: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has received the report of the Ratna Bhandar’s GPR-GPS…

November 23, 2024

Book Review: A Redemptive Tale Of Losing And Finding

With his debut novel ‘The Other Side of the Rainbow’ published recently, Niranjan Nayak, an…

November 23, 2024

Santosh Trophy: Odisha Seal Spot In Final Round With 2 Big Wins

Bhubaneswar: Odisha outplayed Chhattisgarh 4-1 on Saturday to seal a berth in the final round…

November 23, 2024

Diljit Dosanjh Asks States To Go Dry; ‘I Will Then Stop Singing Songs On Alcohol’

Mumbai: The Telangana government’s notice barring him from singing songs promoting alcohol and drugs at…

November 23, 2024

PM Modi To Participate In ‘Odisha Parba 2024’ In Delhi Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the ‘Odisha Parba 2024’ programme on Sunday…

November 23, 2024