The authorities have made elaborate arrangements for the counting of votes for eight Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of Srinagar at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here, an official spokesman said.
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are presently kept under a three-tier security cordon in strong rooms at SKICC-Centaur, after the voting process was completed on September 25, 2024, and the counting of votes for all the eight Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar district will be held on October 8.
The District Election Officer(DEO) Srinagar, Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat on Friday visited SKICC-Centaur to review the arrangements being made for the seamless Counting process.
The DEO also took stock of the security measures made in and around the Counting Centres.
During the visit, the DEO along with the concerned Officer took a thorough inspection of the arrangements about the preparations made in and around the counting centres for a smooth and well-organized counting process.
The DEO also finalized the surveillance and security measures, seating arrangements, transporting of EVMs and the technical setup at the Counting Halls to ensure transparency, accuracy and the timely announcement of counting results.
On the occasion, the DEO gave directions to the Officers of different line Departments to ensure uninterrupted power supply, adequate water supply, proper Internet facility, Media management, entry passes and other necessary measures to be put in place ahead of Counting.
While interacting with the Officers at the venue, the DEO stressed ensuring seamless arrangements and facilities in place for counting centres, strong rooms, CCTV links and training of manpower for upholding the sanctity and integrity of the democratic ethos.
The DEO emphasized that the counting process will be done as per ECI guidelines under video recording.
