COUNTING
OF VOTES
Counting
of votes and completion of final result sheet.
Election Commission's message No. 470/96/JUD.II,
dated 30th April 1996 addressed to the Chief
Electoral Officers of all States and Union
Territories
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Subject:- Completion of final result sheet
in form 20 of the counting of votes is over.
REFERENCE COUNTING OF VOTES AND COMPLETION OF FINAL
SHEET IN FORM 20(.)
ATTENTION IS INVITED TO PARA 24 (R) OF CHAPTER XIV-B
OF HANDBOOK FOR RETURNING OFFICER (PAGE 274-1996
REPRINT (.) THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF COMPLETION OF
FINAL RESULT SHEET IN FORM 20 (SEE ANNEXURE XLI AT
PAGES 632-633 WHICH HAS BEEN WRONGLY MENTIONED AS
APPENDIX V IN THAT PARA) IS REQUIRED TO FILL IN THE
RESULT OF COUNTING OF EACH TABLE OF EACH ROUND IN
THAT FORM ON THE BASIS OF THE ENTRIES IN THE CHECK
MEMO FOR EACH TABLE (.) IT HAS BEEN FURTHER
INSTRUCTED THAT A SEPARATE SHEET FOR EACH ROUND
SHOULD BE USED FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSE (.) FOR FACILITY
OF REFERENCE (,) TWO SAMPLE SHEETS SHOWING DETAILS OF
COUNTING AT EACH TABLE IN EACH ROUND ARE SENT
HEREWITH (.) THE VARIOUS TOTALS SHOWN AT THE END
UNDER EACH COLUMN IN EACH SHEET MAINTAINED ROUND-WISE
SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE RELEVANT COLUMNS
AGAINST EACH ROUND IN THE FINAL RESULT SHEET IN FORM
20(.) WHEN AT THE END OF COUNTING (,) FINAL RESULT
SHEET (FORM 20) HAS BEEN FULLY PREPARED AND COMPLETED
IN ALL RESPECTS AND SIGNED BY THE RETURNING OFFICER
(,) ALL.
THE AFOREMENTIONED ROUND-WISE DETAILED RESULT SHEETS
SHOULD INVARIABLE BE ANNEXED RESULT SHEET (FORM 20)
SO THAT IN CASE OF ANY DOUBT IN RESPECT OF ANY ENTRY
IN THE FINAL RESULT SHEET CROSS VERIFICATION MAY BE
EASILY DONE(.)
INFORM ALL RETURNING OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTION
OFFICERS CONCERNED IN THE MATTER IMMEDIATELY FOR
THEIR INFORMATION (,) GUIDANCE AND NECESSARY
ACTION(.)
Round-wise detailed result of counting
Sheet No. 1