ramani@shakti.ernet.in (06/16/91)
counting of votes begins
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New Delhi, June 16: counting of votes has begun
today for 497 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 22 states
and seven union territories, and in over 1300 assembly seats
which went to polls in three phases.
Counting of votes for 14 Lok Sabha and 124 assembly
seats in Assam rpt in Assam will, however, begin on June 17 to
facilitate mixing of ballot papers.
The delay in the start of the counting of votes, earlier
scheduled for this rpt this morning, was conyeved to the
election commisSion by the chief electoral officer(ceo) of
Assam.
The chief election commissioner, Mr T Seshan allowed the
Assam ceo to postpone the counting of votes by a day so that
ballot papers could be mixed and then counted for security
reasons.
While elections to 204 Lok Sabha seats in nine states
and four union territories were completed on may 20, polling
in 294 constituencies were held nearly four weeks after the
scheduled dates following the assassination of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi on may 21. (More ) mvb ja
New Delhi:
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Delhi police was assisted by the security forces drawn
from several para-military organisations in the security
arrangements for the counting.
About 150 experts have been mobilised for the tabulation
of election results in respect of all seven parliamentary
constituencies, Mr Nath said.
The total number of staff deployed was about 4000 which
included assistant returing officers, sector officers,counting
staff, attendents and electricians.
East Delhi has the maximum number of 112 tables where
counting of votes is expected to go on for fifteen rounds.
Karol bagh constituency has the minimum of 56 tables and
the estimated counting rounds are ten only.
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