Venues for counting of votes in IE fixed
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 09 2022:
District Election Officer (DEO) Imphal East, Khumanthem Diana Devi has announced that preparations of the venues for counting of votes in respect of the ACs under Imphal East District on Thursday have been completed.
According to a notice issued Wednesday, the counting will commence from 8 am .
Counting of votes for Khundrakpam and Lamlai ACs will be done at Hall no 1 Panchayat Bhavan, DC Office complex, Imphal East; Heingang and Khurai ACs at Hall no 2; Kshetrigao and Thongju ACs at Hall no 3; Yaiskul and Wangkhei ACs at Hall no 4; and for Keirao and Andro ACs at Hall no 5 .
The Returning Officers concerned will commence the counting in ascending order ie, the votes for 1-Khundrakpam AC, 2-Heingang AC, 4-Kshetrigao AC, 6-Keirao AC and 14-Yaiskul AC will be counted first in their respective halls, followed by 8-Lamlai AC, 3-Khurai AC, 5-Thongju AC, 7-Andro AC and 15-Wangkhei AC, the DEO added.
Regarding traffic arrangements, parking for vehicles coming in from Porompat direction has been designat ed at Star Sporting Ground, and those from the direction of Kongpal and Khurai Kongkham Leikai will have to park at EYCA ground and AAA ground.
The counting agents/authorised persons will move towards the counting venues on foot.
Only those counting agents who have been issued I-Cards by the ROs concerned and have filled Form 18 of Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 area will be allowed to enter the counting halls.
The agents must also produce Covid double-dose vaccination certificate or a 72-hour RTPCR test report.
The DEO further informed that no victory procession after the counting shall be allowed and not more than two people shall be allowed to accompany the winning candidate or his/her authorised representative to receive the certificate of election from the RO concerned.