Jaipur: Regarding Rajasthan Assembly by-election-2024, Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan reviewed the preparations for counting of votes by way of VC. During this, he informed that the preparations for counting of votes have been accomplished. The outcomes of by-elections in 7 meeting constituencies will come on November 23. Counting of votes will begin at 8 am at 7 centres. In which three-tier safety system will probably be adopted. EVM votes will probably be counted in 141 rounds on a complete of 98 tables at 7 counting centres.
Counting of votes will begin from 8 am on Saturday. Adequate variety of counting personnel have been skilled. Instructions have been given to EVM machines to comply with the prescribed protocol and process, three-tier safety system and to share details about vote counting tendencies and outcomes once in a while. For this, directions have been given to enhance the preparations together with operating the media centre. There are 39 tables for counting ETPB. Counting of votes solid by way of postal poll will start at 8 am on November 23.
There are 39 and 28 tables put in respectively for counting the votes solid by service employed voters and thru residence voting. A complete of 5,465 poll papers have been issued by way of ETPBMS. Of these, the poll papers obtained by the involved Returning Officer (RO) earlier than 8 am on November 23 will probably be included within the counting of votes.
3,127 voters did residence voting:
Election Officer Naveen Mahajan additional mentioned {that a} whole of three,127 voters exercised their franchise by way of the house voting facility. Counting of votes from EVMs will happen in a complete of 141 rounds for all 7 meeting constituencies. Depending on the variety of voters, counting of votes will happen in 18 to 22 rounds. Counting of EVM votes of Jhunjhunu and Salumber meeting constituencies was accomplished in 22 rounds, Ramgarh in 21 rounds, Deoli-Uniara and Khinvsar meeting constituencies had been counted in 20 rounds, EVM votes of Dausa and Chaurasi had been counted in 18 rounds every. Will occur.
There will probably be no entry into the counting rooms with out permission:
Mahajan additional mentioned that there will probably be no entry into the counting rooms with out permission. No individual is allowed to enter or depart the room with out permission on the counting websites. State police, Central Police Security Forces, RAC and Police Home Guard personnel have additionally been deployed to regulate safety and regulation and order.
Drought day declared within the involved meeting constituency on the day of counting of votes:
Election Officer Naveen Mahajan mentioned that on the day of counting of votes, a dry day has been declared within the involved meeting constituency. There will probably be 360 diploma videography of the vote counting course of. There will probably be CCTV protection of the method of bringing CUs of EVMs, VVPAT machines and associated paperwork from the sturdy room to the counting corridor earlier than the counting of votes and taking them again to the sturdy room after the counting of votes. Candidates or their brokers will have the ability to watch CCTV protection of this era on TV/monitor within the counting corridor.
Media heart has been constructed on the counting heart for media individuals:
There will probably be protection of all the counting course of within the counting corridor by way of 360 diploma CCTV cameras or videography. Coverage will probably be date and time stamped. Trends may also be launched on Trend-TV on the counting venue. A media heart has been arrange in a separate room on the counting heart for approved media individuals, the place services like laptop display screen and web and so forth. will probably be obtainable. Authorization letters have been issued by the Commission for media personnel.
