TFP Bureau, Raipur; Dec 2,2023: With the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 results on the horizon, Chief Electoral Officer Mrs. Reena Babasaheb Kangale has issued comprehensive instructions to the Collectors and District Election Officers across all districts. The focus is on ensuring meticulous preparations for the counting of votes in designated counting centers on the counting day.
Mrs. Kangale has directed all collectors and district election officers to make arrangements for providing one analog calculator to each candidate and their election agent within the counting hall. This measure aims to facilitate the efficient totaling of results during the counting process.
Several essential items have been allowed inside the counting hall, including blank paper, a copy of the ballot accounting form 17C Part-1, and a list of EVMs and VVPATs provided by the Returning Officer to the candidates, election agents, and counting agents. Additionally, a list of EVMs and VVPATs in use across various polling stations of the Assembly is permitted. Plastic pens and pencils have been approved for use during the counting process.
Further arrangements include the provision of food packets by the administrator appointed for food arrangements at the outer gate of the counting complex. These food packets will be received by the counting agent stationed inside the counting hall and distributed to other counting agents.
However, certain restrictions have been imposed to maintain the integrity of the electoral process. Items such as mobile phones, iPads, laptops, smartwatches, cameras, and other electronic devices, as well as betel nut, cigarettes, and gutka, are strictly prohibited within the counting hall. These measures are aimed at ensuring a fair, transparent, and efficient counting process during the culmination of the Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023.
