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Counting of votes begins in Tamil Nadu
Counting of votes polled in 38 Lok Sabha and 22 Assembly constituencies where by-elections were held started in Tamil Nadu on Thursday morning.
Counting of votes starts in Mizoram
Counting of votes for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram began on Thursday under a heavy security blanket.
Counting for 2 LS seats, 4 bypolls begin in Goa
Counting of votes for Goa's two Lok Sabha seats and four state Assembly bypolls began in two counting centres on Thursday.
Counting of votes begin in Arunachal Pradesh
Counting of votes for two Lok Sabha constituencies and 57 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh began on Thursday amidst a massive security blanket, an official said. Overnight downpour could not dampen the spirit of the people as they were seen making a beeline to the counting centres since early morning to know the result of candidates. The Election Commission of India has set up 24 counting halls in 20 counting centres spread across 20 districts of the state. The counting of votes for Lok Sabha seats as well as for assembly seats would be held simultaneously, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Liken Koyu said. The announcement of results would be delayed as voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) slips of five booths in each Assembly constituency will be tallied with EVMs. The state election authorities have set up two counting halls each for Papum Pare, Yingkiong, Koloriang and Longding counting centres. The VVPAT will be selected on a random basis through a ...
Vote count begins across India (National)
Officials on Thursday morning began counting the millions of votes cast in the Lok Sabha elections across the country whose verdict will determine who gets to rule India for the next five years.
Counting of votes begin in Kerala
: Counting of votes polled during the Apr 23 Lok Sabha polls for 20 seats in Kerala began Thursday morning amidst heavy security. The southern state had witnessed a heavy polling of 77.68 per cent, the highest in 30 years, where the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and the opposition Congress-headed UDF put up a fierce fight to garner maximum seats. BJP also gave a tough time for the traditional fronts at least in three seats this time, riding on the Sabarimala women entry issue. Counting began at 8 AM at 140 centres across 29 locations in the state. Kasaragod District Collector has imposed prohibitory orders at Kalliyot and Periya in the district, where two Youth Congress activists had been hacked to death, allegedly by CPI(M) workers in this February. The polling officials will count the postal votes first that have been received till 8 AM this morning, Election commission sources said. The strength of the electorate in the state is 2.61 crore. As per the Election Commission ...
Counting of votes begins in Puducherry amid tight security
Counting of votes polled on April 18 for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Union Territory of Puducherry and also the bypoll to Thattanchavady Assembly segment began amid tight security at 8 am Thursday. Counting of votes polled in the outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam also began simultaneously, an official source said. There are 18 contestants trying their luck in the Parliamentary election while there are eight candidates in the fray for the Thattanchavady Assembly segment. Former Speaker and senior Congress leader V Vaithilingam is locking horns with the AINRC candidate and doctor-turned-politician K Narayanasamy in the LS poll. All the 18 aspirants are fresh faces. Similarly all the eight contestants in the Assembly bypoll who are testing their political fortunes are also greenhorns in the poll battle here. The main contestants are P Nedunchezian (AINRC) and K Venkatesan of the DMK which is an ally of the ruling Congress. The bypoll became necessary following
Counting underway in Telangana for 17 Lok Sabha seats
Amid tight security, counting of votes for 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana got underway Thursday in 126 counting halls located at 35 places across the State. In the first round of counting, postal votes and electronically transmitted postal ballot (ETPBS) have been taken up for counting and subsequently votes from Electronic Voting Machines will be counted, according to official sources. A clear picture of poll performance of the candidates including trends is expected before noon. As many as 443 candidates from various political parties and independents are in the fray in the polls that were held on April 11 in the first phase. The Electoral exercise was undertaken in 34,603 polling stations and 18,526 polling locations. A senior police official said elaborate security arrangements are in place at counting centres in Telangana with deployment of nearly 10,000 police personnel. The TRS has repeatedly claimed that it would sweep the polls, along with AIMIM-led by
Vote count starts in Rajasthan
Counting of votes for Rajasthan's 25 Lok Sabha seats began on Thursday amid tight security.
With you all the way, no matter what: Robert Vadra to Rahul on LS result day
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi's husband, Robert Vadra, wished her and brother-in-law Rahul Gandhi good luck for Lok Sabha election results on Thursday.Addressing the Congress president as "R" and Priyanka as "P" in a Facebook post, the businessman wrote, "R all the best. With you all the way, no matter what... good luck ! P, best best."Vadra also posted three photos alongside the message. The first picture, along with photos of Vadra and Rahul Gandhi, has a message, "My heartiest wishes to Rahul, all Congress leaders, and party workers on this crucial day."Vadra's post has two other photos, one each with his wife and brother-in-law.In the recent past, Vadra had accused BJP of making "false" and "hollow" promise. "Congress will give to the people what it has promised. Not make false, hollow promises like the BJP did, and never delivered even one promise. We will fulfill every need," he wrote in a Facebook post.The social media platform is often Vadra's option to wish his ..
LS polls: Leaders offer prayers as counting of votes begins
Before their political fate comes out of electronic voting machines, leaders from parties across the political spectrum visited temples and offered prayers in cities across the country on Thursday morning.Former Mizoram Governor and Thiruvananthapuram BJP candidate Kummanam Rajasekharan offered prayers at Ayya Guru Ashram in Thycaud, Kerala.After offering prayers, said he was "very much confident" of snatching the parliamentary constituency from sitting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. "For the development of Kerala and welfare of its people, I think the state should move along with the NDA government in Delhi," he said.Besides Tharoor, Rajasekharan is also facing Left Democratic Front candidate C Divakaran.Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy offered prayers at Lord Ganesha Temple in Jayanagar in Bengaluru, while his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is debuting as JD(S) candidate from Mandya, visited Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysore.Bengaluru South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya, who offered ...
Counting begins amid tight security in TN
Counting of votes for 38 Parliamentary segments and bypolls to 22 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu began amid tight security Thursday. Trends are expected to emerge after about an hour. The bypolls and Parliamentary elections are crucial for both the ruling AIADMK and main opposition DMK with the former looking to retain power in Tamil Nadu and the latter eyeing a comeback after consecutive poll setbacks. Counting of votes is underway in 45 centres across the state, with over 17,000 polling staff and 45,000 police personnel on duty. As many as 1,520 personnel from the Central Armed Paramalitary Forces and over 38,000 from state police have been deployed on duty. A total of 88 counting observers are tasked to oversee the counting process.
Counting of Lok Sabha votes begin in West Bengal
Counting of votes for 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal began at 8 am on Thursday, an election official said. Around 25,000 personnel have been deployed to count votes in 379 counting halls, which are being guarded by 82 companies of Central forces. Elections in the state were held in seven-phases beginning April 11, with 466 candidates, including 54 women, in the fray. Besides imposing prohibitory order under section 144 within 100-metre radius of the counting venues, there will be a three-tier security cordon. Only authorised persons will be allowed to enter the counting venues. For each of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies, there will be a counting observer to monitor the entire process. Other than the returning officer, assistant returning officers and observers, no other people will be allowed to use mobile phones inside the counting venues. A videographer will document the counting process in each counting centre. All the counting centres have been kept ...
Goa: Counting begins for 2 Lok Sabha, 4 Assembly seats
Counting of votes for elections to two Lok Sabha constituencies and four Assembly seats where bypolls were held, began at 8 am Thursday at two centres. Votes for North Goa district were being counted in Panaji and for South Goa district in Margao, an election official said. The Assembly constituencies of Panaji, Mandrem and Mapusa fall under North Goa district and Shiroda in South Goa district. Counting is likely to continue till midnight as along with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), manual counting of VVPATs (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) from five booths of each Assembly constituency would be done to match the figures, district election officer R Menaka said. Results would start trickling in by afternoon, she said, adding that counting for the Assembly byelections is expected to end faster. A voter turnout of 72.04 per cent was recorded for the two Lok Sabha seats that went to polls on April 23. Prominent candidates in the fray from North Goa was Union ...
Karnataka: Counting for 28 seats begins
Counting of votes are underway for 28 Lok Sabha constituencies that went for polls in Karnataka in two phases, the results of which is likely to have its bearing on the stability of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition government. Counting of votes began at 8 am in 28counting centres across the state, poll officials said. While the highest voting percentage was recorded in Mandya Parliamentary constituency (80.23 per cent), the lowest voting percentage was recorded in Bangalore South (53.47 per cent). State Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar had earlier said the first set of results may start from 3 PM and may be over by 6 PM. However, it can delay further too. "Generally, results would start from 12 noon, but because four hours additional time will be required (for VVPAT counting), maybe from 3 PM onwards, we expect our results between 3 PM to 6 PM," Kumar had said on Tuesday. Karnataka went for polling in two phases of 14 constituencies each on
Counting of 1.37 crore ballots for 13 Punjab seats begin
The counting of 1.37 crore ballots for the 13 parliamentary seats of Punjab began on Thursday morning amidst tight security, electoral officials said.
Counting of ballots for 10 Haryana seats begin
The counting of ballots for all the 10 parliamentary seats of Haryana began on Thursday amid tight security, electoral officials said.
Chhattisgarh: Counting for 11 Lok Sabha seats begins
Counting of votes for all 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh began at 27 centres, one each at every district headquarters, at 8 am on Thursday. Elaborate security arrangements have been made at the counting centres, particularly those in Naxal-hit areas, state Chief Electoral Officer Subrat Sahoo told PTI. The postal ballots are being counted first, followed by the electronic voting machines (EVMs), he said. The state recorded 71.48 per cent voter turnout in the 11 Lok Sabha seats where voting was held in three phases on April 11, 18 and 23. Total 166 candidates, including three sitting Congress MLAs, wife of the incumbent Assembly speaker, and state BJP vice-president, contested the polls in the state. In the last three Lok Sabha polls since 2004, the BJP won 10 out of 11 seats in the state. State Congress spokesman Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said his party has deployed members of its legal cell at all the counting centres to keep a tab on any "mischievous activity". Of the ..
Counting of votes begins
The counting of votes in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies began on Thursday amidst tight security, capping a two-month long election process which witnessed high-octane campaigning and charges of tampering EVMs and violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).The counting process also started at 8 am for four state assemblies -- Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, and by-elections in 22 seats in Tamil Nadu, which went to polls along with the general elections. The outcome of the by-polls could change the fate of the AIADMK-led government in the state.Representatives of political parties were present at the counting centres across India where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were kept in strong rooms.Most exit polls have predicted a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA whose campaign was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The opposition, however, has rejected the exit polls, calling them wrong and erroneous.Among the keenly watched constituencies are ..
Gujarat: Counting begins for 26 Lok Sabha seats
Counting of votes for elections to 26 Lok Sabha constituencies and bypolls in four Assembly seats of Gujarat began at 8 am on Thursday at 28 centres, an election official said. Over 8,000 polling staff has been deployed at the counting centres, the official said. Election authorities said declaration of results may get delayed by around three to four hours due to counting of voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips. VVPAT slips of five randomly selected Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be counted in every Assembly segment after EVM votes are counted, state's Chief Electoral Officer S Murali Krishna said. Each of the 26 Lok Sabha seats has six to seven Assembly segments. If the slips and EVM data do not match, count of VVPAT slips will be taken into consideration, Krishna said. "Due to this exercise, declaration of final results may get delayed by around three to four hours...trends will be out by afternoon. Only formal declaration would get delayed. Final ..