Counting of votes cast for selection of representatives for the assemblies of Maharashtra and Haryana began on Sunday morning amidst tight security.
In Maharashtra, counting is taking place at 269 poll counting centres, while in Haryana it is being carried out at 90 centres in 57 locations.
In Maharashtra, the fate of 4,119 candidates, including 276 women, who were in the fray for 288 Assembly seats, will be decided today, while in Haryana, the political future of 1,351 candidates vying for one of the 90 Haryana Assembly seats, will be decided.
Simultaneously, the counting of votes for Beed Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra and Kandhamal Parliamentary constituency in Odisha will also be taken up today.
Counting of votes for the Rajkot (West) Assembly seat in Gujarat, Northern Angami-Two Assembly seats in Nagaland and Kanubari Assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh will also be carried out today.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in and around the counting centres to ensure peaceful counting.
In Maharashtra, 320 paramilitary companies have been deployed in addition to state police and security forces from other states.
CCTV cameras have also been installed at all counting centres. Observers and micro observers have also been deployed at each counting centre.
