All preparations are in place for counting of votes on Sunday in tune with COVID-19 tips for Assembly polls held on April 6 in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry as political events await outcomes anxiously. In Kerala, as many as 957 candidates, together with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, 11 of his cupboard colleagues, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, Senior Congress chief Oommen Chandy, BJP state chief Okay Surendran, ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan, and former Union minister, Okay J Alphons amongst others have been in fray for the 140 meeting seats.
Though all of the exit polls and pre ballot surveys had predicted an enormous win for the ruling entrance, the opposition UDF has not given up hope.
In Tamil Nadu, although there have been 4 fronts together with actor-politician Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam led mix, the important thing contest was between the ruling AIADMK and foremost opposition DMK, which exit polls have predicted that may wrest the reins of energy.
There have been almost 4,000 candidates in the fray together with Chief Minister Okay Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, DMK president M Okay Stalin, his son and social gathering youth wing secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin, AIADMK’s rival and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam chief TTV Dhinakaran, MNM’s Haasan and BJP state unit chief L Murugan have been among the many outstanding candidates. Polls have been held to 234 Assembly constituencies and byelection to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat, the place Congress social gathering’s Vijay Vasanth and BJP’s Pon Radhakrishnan are the important thing candidates.
In the union territory of Puducherry, the previous Chief Minister N Rangaswamy led All India NR Congress-BJP alliance and Congress-DMK mix are the important thing contenders for energy. Exit polls have predicted a win for the entrance led by Rangaswamy.
As many as 1,382 personnel can be deployed for counting of votes in the entire of the UT whereas about 400 police personnel shall be on safety duties. The counting of postal ballots is ready to start at 8 am on Sunday after which the votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machines are anticipated to be taken up half an hour later.
In Kerala, of the 633 halls in 114 counting centres, 527 can be earmarked for tabulating EVM votes whereas the remaining 106 can be for counting postal votes, Chief Electoral Officer, Teeka Ram Meena stated. In Tamil Nadu, there are 75 counting centres unfold throughout the state and all preparations are in place to easily conduct the train, authorities stated.
Cumulatively, there can be 3,372 EVM tables and relying on the constituency and votes polled, counting of votes is anticipated to vary wherever from 13 to 43 rounds in every of the 234 segments. Authorities stated the counting of votes can be in strict adherence to the EC tips to stop the unfold of coronavirus which incorporates RT-PCR testing for brokers.
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