Details of vote counting explained in training vote counting in Surajpur Collector Office
Surajpur. According to the information received, in order to conduct the Assembly Elections 2023 successfully and fairly, under the direction of Surajpur Collector and District Election Officer Sanjay Aggarwal, counting personnel and micro observers were appointed to provide information about the preparation and counting process of the Assembly Elections 2023. The training was conducted in the meeting room of District Panchayat Surajpur. In which district level master trainer P.C. Soni Principal told that the work of counting votes is a very important and sensitive task in the election process. The entire work of counting of votes is done under the direction and supervision of the Returning Officer.
Counting of votes for all three assembly constituencies of Surajpur district – 04 Premnagar, 05 Bhatgaon and 06 Pratappur will be done on 03 December at ITI Bhawan Parri Surajpur.
All counting staff, candidates, election agents and counting agents appointed at the counting center are prohibited from carrying mobile or electronic devices.
Intensive checking of all persons will be done before entering the counting venue. Entry into the counting center will be granted on the basis of photo identity card issued by the District Election Officer, Returning Officer. The counting of votes will be done in a big counting hall in which a total of 14 tables will be installed for counting the votes using machines. Three tables will be set up to count postal ballots. The counting work on each counting table will be done by the counting team which will consist of a counting observer, a counting assistant and a micro observer (for monitoring). Counting of votes will start at the time fixed by the Election Commission at 08:00 am.
At the beginning of the counting of votes, Section 128 of the Representation of the People Act 1951 will be read aloud by the Returning Officer to maintain the secrecy of the counting. District level master trainer told that candidates can make their own counting agents for each counting table. The counting agent will not be allowed to roam around in the counting hall, he will sit only on the allotted table. According to 54 A of the Election Conducting Rules 1961, the counting of postal ballots will start first on the table of the Returning Officer.
After half an hour from 08:30 in the morning, E.V.M. The counting of votes will begin from. The process of postal ballot counting was explained in detail to the counting personnel. They were also told here the reasons for which postal ballots are rejected and how postal ballots are scrutinised. All counting personnel should be equipped with E.V.M. The counting of votes was explained in detail through PPT. At the end of the training V. Wh. Information was given about the calculation of stomach paper slips.
