Jaipur: Regarding Rajasthan Assembly by-election-2024, Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan reviewed the preparations for counting of votes via 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 can be adopted. EVM votes can 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 educated. Instructions have been given to EVM machines to observe the prescribed protocol and process, three-tier safety system and to share details about vote counting developments and outcomes every so often. For this, directions have been given to enhance the preparations together with working the media centre. There are 39 tables for counting ETPB. Counting of votes forged via postal poll will start at 8 am on November 23.
There are 39 and 28 tables put in respectively for counting the votes forged by service employed voters and thru house voting. A complete of 5,465 poll papers have been issued via ETPBMS. Of these, the poll papers obtained by the involved Returning Officer (RO) earlier than 8 am on November 23 can be included within the counting of votes.
3,127 voters did house voting:
Election Officer Naveen Mahajan additional mentioned {that a} complete of three,127 voters exercised their franchise via 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 have been counted in 20 rounds, EVM votes of Dausa and Chaurasi have been counted in 18 rounds every. Will occur.
There can be no entry into the counting rooms with out permission:
Mahajan additional mentioned that there can be no entry into the counting rooms with out permission. No particular person 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 manage 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 can be 360 diploma videography of the vote counting course of. There can be CCTV protection of the method of bringing the EVM CU, 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 be capable of watch CCTV protection of this era on TV/monitor within the counting corridor.
Media middle has been constructed on the counting middle for media individuals:
There can be protection of the complete counting course of within the counting corridor via 360 diploma CCTV cameras or videography. Coverage can be date and time stamped. Trends can even be launched on Trend-TV on the counting venue. A media middle has been arrange in a separate room on the counting middle for approved media individuals, the place amenities like laptop display and web and so on. can be accessible. Authorization letters have been issued by the Commission for media personnel.
