N’sagar bypoll vote count today

Postal votes to be counted first, then EVMs

Elaborate arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of counting of votes for the byelection to Nagarjunasagar Assembly segment, which will begin at 8 am on Sunday, according to the authorities.

Counting will be done in the godowns of Telangana State Warehouse Corporation at Arjala Bavai on the outskirts of Nalgonda. EVM boxes will be opened by officials at 7 am in the presence of counting agents of candidates.

The bypoll was conducted on April 17 in 346 polling stations in the constituency. In all, 41 candidates contested the byelection and 86.8 poll percent was reported. Counting of polled votes

● ACCORDING TO the election authorities, Covid-19 norms will be strictly implemented in the counting centre. The staff, counting agents and media persons, who test negative for Covid in Rapid Antigen Test will only be allowed into the counting centre.

would be conducted on 14 tables in 25 rounds. A counting supervisor, assistant counting supervisor and three staff would be allocated to each table. A total of 400 employees would be deputed for the counting. Tight security has also been made at the counting centre. After counting 1,500 postal votes, the counting on EVMs will begin.

The mandal wise sequence of counting of votes is as follows: Gurrampode, Peddavoora, Tirumalgiri (Sagar), Anumula, Nidmanoor, Madgulapa.

According to the election authorities, Covid-19 norms will be strictly implemented in the counting centre. The staff, counting agents and media persons, who test negative for Covid in Rapid Antigen Test will only be allowed into the counting centre.

“Tests were already conducted on those assigned for counting, and passes have been issued. Three-level security arrangements will be put in place by the police at the counting centre. In addition to sanitising the counting centre for every three hours, PPE kits will also be supplied to agents of contesting candidates,” an official said.