As the counting of votes for 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, 119 in Telangana and 199 seats in Rajasthan will begin soon, the poll-bound states are tightening the security arrangement in order to prevent any chaos during the much-awaited process of the elections.However, the counting of votes in Mizoram, which also went to polls along with four other states last month, has been pushed back to November 4, Monday, the Election Commission (EC) informed earlier.Security arrangements in ChhattisgarhAccording to the Chhattisgarh chief electoral officer, Reena Baba Saheb Kangale, All arrangements for the counting of votes in Chhattisgarh have been completed and officials in adequate numbers have been posted for the purpose in all the 90 assembly constituencies.”#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: Security stepped up at the counting centre in Ambikapur as the counting of votes will begin shortly.(Visuals from Government Polytechnic College, Ambikapur) pic.twitter.com/wtpFYE5rxq— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023The counting of votes will start from 8 am in all 90 assembly constituencies. For the counting process, we have assigned 90 returning officers, 416 assistant returning officers, 4596 counting personnel and 1698 micro-observers, Kangale added.Security arrangements in RajasthanMeanwhile, speaking to ANI on Saturday, Praveen Gupta, the chief electoral officer for Rajasthan, said all arrangements have been put in place to ensure that the counting of votes goes off without a hitch.All the arrangements are in place for the counting day and the officials have arrived at the designated centres as well. The votes will be counted across 36 centres at the headquarters of district election officers in a centralised manner. All necessary preparations have been made to ensure that the process goes off without a hitch, Gupta told ANI.#WATCH | Jaipur: Praveen Gupta, Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan, says, ...All the arrangements for counting of votes have been done... Counting of votes will be done at 36 centres at the headquarters of district election officers in a centralized way... For that, all the… pic.twitter.com/5Oaifsr26B— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2023Adequate security arrangements have been made at all counting centres in the state. Counting for the 199 Assembly constituencies will begin at 8 am tomorrow. Once the strong room is opened, the postal ballots, which number about 5 lakh, will be counted first. A total of 1121 assistant returning officers (ARO) have been assigned for the counting process, the CEO added.Security arrangements in Madhya PradeshIn Madhya Pradesh, Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel have been deployed to keep a watch on the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and take them from strong rooms to counting centres, the CEO informed, adding that requisite security arrangements have also been made outside the counting centres.Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Commissioner of Police of Bhopal, Harinarayan Chari Mishra, said, Adequate police personnel have been deployed for the counting of votes tomorrow. The teams will evaluate and further stock the security arrangements in and around the counting centres once the counting gets underway tomorrow. The movement of traffic will be diverted on the main road tomorrow.#WATCH | Bhopal, MP: On security preparation at the counting centre, Bhopal Police Commissioner Harinarayan Chari Mishra says, Keeping in mind the special arrangements for tomorrow, the police force is deployed. The teams will evaluate the situation concerning the security… pic.twitter.com/3o1zyc3usL— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2023Security arrangements in TelanganaAhead of the counting of votes in Telangana, elaborate arrangements were made in the Warangal district on Saturday.#WATCH | Telangana: Security stepped up at the counting centre in Hyderabad as the counting of votes will begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/KBQygSKqyM— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2023The counting of votes of five assembly constituencies from Warangal and Hanamkonda districts namely, Warangal East, West, Narsampet, Wardhannapet and Parkala will be held at Enumamula Agricultural Market.According to the state election department, section 144 has been imposed at the premises of counting centres. Also, three-tier security has been arranged with personnel including armed forces, and local police deployed at Enumamula Agricultural Market to prevent any untoward events.
