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Counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections from 8 AM on June 4, says Election Commission

The counting of votes for the assembly polls in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start from 6 AM on Sunday

PTI New Delhi Published 01.06.24, 09:13 PM
Polling officials seal a box containing an EVM at a polling booth after the conclusion of seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Patna.

Polling officials seal a box containing an EVM at a polling booth after the conclusion of seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Patna. PTI

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections and state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and the assembly by-polls will commence at 8 AM on June 4, the Election Commission said on Saturday.

The counting of votes for the assembly polls in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start from 6 AM on Sunday, it said.

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The counting of votes for the assembly polls in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh was advanced from June 4 to June 2 as the term of the two assemblies are ending on June 2 and a new House has to be constituted by that day.

In a statement on Saturday, the Election Commission also shared a set of latest instructions issued by it on counting arrangements, counting procedure and storage of EVMs and paper trail machines.

According to one of the instructions, as per Rule 54A of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, the counting of postal ballot papers will be started first at the returning officer's table.

The local display of the trends and results by the chief electoral officers of states, returning officers and district election officers will also be done through digital display panels.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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