Stage set for counting of votes
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93 counting agents, staff and media persons tested positive
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District Election Officer R. Kannan inspects arrangements made for counting at a centre in Virudhunagar on Friday.
93 counting agents, staff and media persons tested positive
The stage is set for counting of votes on Sunday morning for seven Assembly constituencies in Virudhunagar district, the outcome of which will decide the fate of 149 candidates in the fray.
The process will start at 8 a.m. with counting of postal votes in seven halls by the counting staff in the presence of Assistant Returning officer and counting agents. After a gap of 30 minutes, counting of votes from the control units of 2,370 electronic voting machines will be taken up.
EVMs, VVPATs reach counting centres in Virudhunagar
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Four-tier security in place
Four-tier security in place
Electronic Voting Machines and VVPAT units from all the 2,370 polling booths in Virudhunagar district were kept in strong rooms at the counting centres set up at Sri Vidhya College of Arts and Science and Sri Vidhya College of Engineering and Technology in Virudhunagar.
After the polling got over at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the zonal parties started to collect the EVMS and VVPATs from the Presiding Officers. The materials were moved in special vehicles with armed escorts to the counting centre throughout the night.
Brisk polling follows a dull start across Virudhunagar
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After days of heat wave, a cloudy morning gave a conducive atmosphere
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Voters stand in serpentine queues at a polling station in Palayampatti under Aruppukottai Assembly constituency in Virudhunagar district on Tuesday. | Photo Credit:
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After days of heat wave, a cloudy morning gave a conducive atmosphere
After a dull start in the morning, voter turnout picked up in Virudhunagar district around forenoon on Tuesday.
However, polling agents in Aruppukottai and Sivakasi claimed that the voters had turned up in large numbers early in the morning though the official figures of polled votes was only in single digit in the first two hours.
Stage set for polling in Virudhunagar
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Materials have reached 2,370 polling booths
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Materials have reached 2,370 polling booths
Virudhunagar
The stage is set for Tuesday’s polling in all seven Assembly constituencies in Virudhunagar district where all polling personnel and materials have reached 2,370 polling booths on Monday evening.
Virudhunagar Collector, R. Kannan, said that after issuing the appointment orders to the 9,480 polling personnel, they were taken to their respective polling booths through special buses.
The electronic voting machines, along with VVPATs and stationery items for each of the booth were taken by the zonal parties who are escorted by armed police personnel. “We have ensured that the polling personnel are available at the booths to receive the polling materials,” he added.
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