Tirupati administration ready for tomorrow’s vote counting
In Short
- Polling held at 559 stations across the district from 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday
- 100 per cent webcasting arranged at all 304 polling stations under Tirupati Municipal Corporation
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Tirupati District Collector S Venkateswar inspecting the polling process on Sunday. Corporation Commissioner M Jayakrishna is also seen
Tirupati: With polling completed, the district administration has turned its focus to the November 3 vote counting, for which arrangements have been made at all counting centres. District Collector Dr S Venkateswar said, ballot boxes were shifted to the respective strong rooms on Sunday evening after polling concludes and kept under security.
Staff assigned to counting duties have already received complete training. Special rooms have been arranged at the counting centres for counting agents and the handling of ballot boxes. The ballot papers for the mayor and ward members will first be separated ward-wise.
After the mayor ballot papers are shifted to the mayor counting hall, the counting of votes for the mayor and ward members will begin simultaneously at all centres, he said.
The Collector said adequate police security would be provided at all counting centres. All precautionary measures have been taken to ensure that the counting process is conducted peacefully and without any untoward incidents. He assured the public that both polling and counting would be completed in a transparent and peaceful manner.
During the polling on Sunday, the Collector, along with Election General Observer M Varaprasad and Municipal Commissioner M Jayakrishna, inspected several polling stations in Tirupati.
They reviewed the polling process, election arrangements and facilities provided to voters and sought details from the officials concerned.
The Collector said polling was held at 559 polling stations across the district from 7 am to 5 pm. Elaborate arrangements were made to ensure peaceful polling throughout the district.
He said 100 per cent webcasting was arranged at all 304 polling stations under the Tirupati Municipal Corporation limits. The polling process was continuously monitored by the State Election Commission and the District Collectorate.
In the remaining four municipalities, webcasting was arranged at 50 percent of the polling stations, while videography was conducted at the other 50 percent.
