Vote count to start at 8 am
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 10 2017:
Counting of votes for the 5th General Panchayat election held on October 7 with re-poll at some polling stations on October 9 will begin at 8 am tomorrow at the district headquarters concerned .
For Imphal East district, counting of votes will be held on 14 tables each at the offices of Sawombung RO, Porompat RO and Keirao Bitra RO and on six tables at the office of Jiribam RO .
For Imphal West district, votes will be counted on 10 tables at the Lamsang RO offices, 14 tables at Patsoi RO office and 11 tables at Wangoi RO office .
For Thoubal district, counting of votes will be done on 12 tables each at the offices of Thoubal RO and Lilong RO .
For Bishnupur district, votes will be counted on 14 tables each at Nambol RO office, Moirang RO office and Bishnupur RO office .
For Kakching district, counting of votes will be done on 11 tables each at the offices of Kakching RO and Waikhong RO .
Altogether 178 candidates contested for 60 seats of Zilla Parishad Members, 446 candidates contested against 158 seats of Pradhan and 2226 candidates contested against 1118 seats of Ward Members .
Three Pradhan candidates and 391 Ward Member candidates have been elected unopposed.