NEW DELHI: The counting of votes for Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland assembly elections, that was held in the February, began on Thursday morning under three tiers of security that included central paramilitary personnel.
Meghalaya and Nagaland went for assembly polls on February 27 and voting was held in Tripura on February 16. The three states witnessed high voter turnout. The postal ballots would be counted first and then the EVM votes.
According to election officials, prohibitory orders have been issued as a precaution in and near all counting centres.
Each Assembly constituency has a General Observer designated by the Election Commission, and various additional officials, including as micro-observers and counting supervisors, have been chosen to oversee the counting.
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Counting of votes begins in Meghalaya amid 3-tier security
The counting of votes of the Meghalaya Assembly elections has begun across 13 counting centres across the state on Thursday.
According to the Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor, three-tier security arrangements have been made with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) guarding the innermost layer and State Armed police will keep vigil over the second and third layers.
Counting for Nagaland elections begins amid tight security
Amid tight security, the counting of votes for Assembly elections in Nagaland began across the state at 8 am. The Election Commission has made adequate arrangements for the counting of votes.
Counting of votes begins in Tripura amid tight security
Counting of votes for the Tripura Assembly elections began Thursday morning at 21 counting centres across the state amid tight security in the presence of the Election Commission-appointed observers. The counting of votes started at 8 am. The northeastern state recorded the voter turnout at 81.10 per cent on February 16 elections.