Elaborate arrangements for counting of votes
Hyderabad, March 24 (INN): GHMC Special Commissioner and Returning Officer Navin Mittal has informed that the counting of votes for Graduates Constituency of Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahaboob Nagar Districts will commence from 8 AM onwards on Wednesday.
Mittal said that elaborate arrangements have been made for the counting at Victory Play Ground Indoor Stadium. A total of 28 tables have been arranged with three shifts staff for the counting of votes.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Mittal said that the counting would take place through the elimination process until the any contesting candidate gets more than 50 percent of votes polled and he would be declared elected after getting clearance from the Election Commission of India.
The validity of votes will be taken into consideration based on the preference from no. 1,2, and so on, (numerical) and if any voter opts for 2nd preference without opting for 1st preference, the votes will be considered invalid, if opts for NOTA (None of the above) the vote will be invalid even if there is any preference of votes already.
News Posted: 24 March, 2015
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