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The Meghalaya election department is preparing for the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, which will take place on June 4. The seventh and final phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections concluded on June 1.
On Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) BDR Tiwari convened a meeting with representatives of all political parties in his office chamber to discuss the counting process. In the meeting, a brief presentation was made on the counting of votes for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.
According to a press communiqué issued by the CEO’s office, the counting will commence at 8:00 AM. A total of 369 tables will be used across seven districts under 1-Shillong (ST) parliamentary constituency (PC) and 244 tables across five districts under 2-Tura (ST) PC. 15-Mawlai assembly segment, which is the largest in terms of number of electors, will be counted in nine rounds.
There will be eight counting centres for 1-Shillong (ST) PC and five counting centres for 2-Tura (ST) PC. A total of 18 counting observers have been deployed by the Election Commission of India (12 for 1-Shillong and 6 for 2-Tura PC).
Meanwhile, the East Khasi Hills district administration has promulgated Section 144 CrPC in and around the counting centres to maintain order and avoid any untoward incident. Traffic in and around the area too has been reworked by the Shillong traffic police to try to alleviate congestion and unnecessary traffic snarls in the capital city.
Source: Lok Sabha polls: Meghalaya gears up for counting of votes on June 4