NAVI MUMBAI HAS 2 COUNTING CENTRES; URAN, PANVEL 1 EACH

NAVI MUMBAI : Police have been deployed in large numbers to ensure a smooth counting process on Thursday.

Unlike in 2014 Assembly elections, when counting for both Belapur and Airoli constituencies was held at one location in Vashi, there will be two counting centres this time.

The counting of votes for Belapur constituency will be held at Agri Koli Sanskritik Bhavan in Nerul. There were 390 polling centres in the constituency. The counting in Airoli will be held at Saraswati Vidyalaya located at Sector 5. There were 440 polling centres in the constituency.

Belapur returning officer Dnyaneshwar Khutwad said, “There will be 14 tables at each of the counting centre and the candidates have been asked to be present at 6am at the centres. At 8am, the postal ballots will be opened. Counting of votes of the EVMs will begin at 8.30am.”

Airoli returning officer Abhay Kargutkar said, “There will be 28 rounds of counting in Belapur while Airoli will have 32 rounds. There will be 200 personnel at each of the centres.”

Deputy commissioner of police Pankaj Dahane, “Around 1,100 police officers and personnel will be deployed. There will be a three-tier security of SRP, CRPF and police.”

Dahane said no permission will be given for processions.

In Panvel, counting will be held at KES Indubai Wajekar English medium school. It will have 24 tables and 24 rounds of counting. Panvel tehsildar Amit Sanapsaid, “Around250 election official and personnel will be present for the counting. The roads leading to the school will be barred for vehicles.”

For Uran constituency, the counting will take place at RJP Marathi school at Jasai. Ashwini Patil, election office PRO in Uran, said, “There will be 14 tableswhichwillhave24rounds. There will be 175 police personnel and the same number of election officials and personnel.”