The process will take place in 31 halls at six centres
After a nearly month-long wait since Puducherry voted under President’s rule on April 6, the spotlight has zoomed in on a sprawling campus in the city where the votes will be counted amid tight security on Sunday.
The process will involve accounting for an estimated 8.20 lakh votes polled across 30 Assembly constituencies after the Union Territory, with 10.04 lakh voters, registered a turnout of 81.69%. The battle for the 30-seat House (which also has three nominated members) is essentially between the Congress-led alliance comprising the DMK, the Left parties and the VCK, and the NDA consisting of the AINRC, the BJP, the AIADMK and the PMK. The 324 candidates in the fray include nominees of the AMMK, the NTK and the MNM and Independents.
Puducherry Assembly polls | Counting to go on despite many poll officials testing positive
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Puducherry Unified Ministerial Staff Association estimates figure to be above 100
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Tracking the chain: A health worker in PPE suit taking throat swabs of people at the Government Primary Health Centre in Kosapalayam on Friday.
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Puducherry Unified Ministerial Staff Association estimates figure to be above 100
In spite of the setback to its preparations for counting on May 2 with a significant number of polling staff testing positive for COVID-19 over the last few days, the Elections Department is geared to ensure that the process goes on smoothly and declaration of results are on schedule. While exact numbers of polling officials who will miss out on election duty after testing positive are not immediately available, the Puducherry Unified Ministerial Staff Association says that the figure is above 100.
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From about 20 zones on April 17, the figure is now inching towards 50 in the Union Territory
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PUDUCHERRY, 20 April 2021: Paavendhar Street in Orleanpet in Puducherry identified as a containment zone has been barricaded with tin sheets following increase in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. Photo: KUMAR SS / The Hindu
From about 20 zones on April 17, the figure is now inching towards 50 in the Union Territory
The number of micro-containment zones in Puducherry has more than doubled in the span of a week, in proportion to the recent surge in new cases and the net increase in home isolation cases and the overall caseload.