Counting of votes in Kerala local body elections to be held today
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Given the COVID-19 scenario in the State, the State Election Commission has urged political events to tone down their victory celebrations. The COVID-19 protocols will be strictly adopted on the counting centres additionally.
The stage is ready for the counting of votes polled in the 2020 version of the local body elections held in three phases in the State. Counting will start at 244 centres at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and the outcomes are anticipated to be out by midday.
Given the COVID-19 scenario in the State, the State Election Commission has urged political events to tone down their victory celebrations. The COVID-19 protocols will be strictly adopted on the counting centres additionally.
Postal ballots
Postal ballots, together with the particular postal poll papers issued to COVID-19 sufferers and quarantined voters, will be counted first. Postal votes obtained by returning officers until 8 a.m. on Wednesday will be admissible for counting.
This will be adopted by the counting of votes recorded in the digital voting machines. The outcomes of the grama panchayat elections are anticipated to be declared by 11 a.m. The full outcomes for all of the local our bodies, in accordance to the Commission, will be out by midday.
The public can preserve monitor of the election developments on pattern.kerala.gov.in.
Counting centres
Ernakulam has 28 counting centres, the very best in the State, adopted by Malappuram (27), Thrissur (24) and Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur, which have 20 every. Alappuzha has 18, Kottayam 17 and Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, 16 every. Pathanamthitta has 12 centres, Idukki, 10, Kasaragod 9 and Wayanad seven.
All the counting centres had been disinfected on Tuesday and counting officers have been directed to put on protecting gear, together with face shields, throughout the train.
The local body elections had been performed in three phases on December 8 (Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki), December 10 (Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Wayanad and Palakkad) and December 14 (Kannur, Kasaragod, Malappuram and Kozhikode). Phase I had recorded a voter turnout of 73.12%, Phase II 76.78% and the third part – as per the most recent replace – 78.64%.
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected members will be held on December 21.
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