Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Counting of votes will begin with postal ballots, three-tier security arrangements will be in place

Satyapal Singh Rajput, Raipur. After the voting process for the Lok Sabha elections is over, now preparations are on for the counting of votes. Chhattisgarh’s Chief Election Officer Reena Babasaheb Kangale said that the counting of votes will begin with postal ballots at 8 am on June 4. 94 counting centers have been set up for the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state. Also read: The prediction of NDA’s huge victory has created huge enthusiasm in the stock market, Sensex has jumped sharply…

Chhattisgarh’s Chief Election Officer Reena Babasaheb Kangale gave information about the preparations for the vote counting in a press conference. She said that first the counting of postal ballots will take place from 8 am to 8:30 am. 94 counting centres have been set up for 11 Lok Sabha constituencies. Counting of votes for each assembly constituency in 33 districts will take place at the district headquarters.

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He said that 14 tables will be set up for counting of votes. In some Lok Sabha constituencies, 21 tables have been set up. Counting of votes will go on for 12 to 24 rounds. During the counting of votes, tight security arrangements have been made in three layers. For this, 33 companies of central forces have been deployed in the state.

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Reena Babasaheb Kangale informed that 11 returning officers, 476 assistant returning officers, 4362 counting personnel and 1672 micro observers have been appointed for the counting of votes of ninety assembly constituencies in eleven Lok Sabha constituencies. Apart from this, on the instructions of the Election Commission of India, dry day has been declared in all the districts for the counting day.