COUNTING OF VOTES

Counting assistants and Counting Table

Election Commission's letter No. 470/96 JUD-II/ dated 1.2.1996 addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer of all the States and Union Territories.

Subject:- General Elections-1996.

I am directed to state that the Commission is anxious that counting of votes should be completed at the earliest without however compromising with the accuracy and fairness of the counting process. It has, therefore, directed that in order to accelerate the place of counting and complete it as expeditiously as possible, the Commission directs that the number of Counting Assistants at each counting table in a counting hall should be increased from the present number of two to three

2. Where the number of contesting candidates exceeds twenty, the number of counting Assistant at each counting table may be increased even up to four as considerable time is taken in unfolding of ballot papers, making them into bundle and counting the ballot papers contained in such bundles accurately.

3. The receipt of this letter may kindly be acknowledged.



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