ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,NEW DELHI-110001

C.R. BRAHMAM
Secretay (Planning-I)

No. 464/INST./98/PLN-I

Dated: 15th February, 1998

To,
The Chief Electoral Officers of
All States and Union Territories.

Subject: General Elections, 1998 - Clearance to start counting of votes - Instructions.

Sir,

I am directed to draw the attention of the CEOs and ROs to the directions of the Commission relating to prior permission for counting of votes as contained in its Order No. 464/96(INST.) Vol.III dated 9-9-1996 [reproduced as Item No. 104 of the Compendium of Instructions on Conduct of Elections (1998)] and to state that the following are the special instructions of the Commission in connection with the ongoing General Elections:

(i)The Returning Officers of the constituencies where poll is being held on 16^th, 22^nd and 23^rd of February, 1998, shall obtain prior clearance of the Commission to start counting of votes.

(ii)In respect of those constituencies where polling is to be taken on 28^th February, 1998 and the counting of votes is scheduled for 2^nd March, 1998, no prior clearance for counting of the votes from the Commission would be required.

(iii)Similarly, for those constituencies where polling is to be taken on 7^th March, 1998, and the counting of votes is scheduled for 2nd March,1998 no prior clearance for start of counting of votes would be required.

2. The above instructions may kindly be brought to the notice of the Returning Officers of all constituencies immediately. The ROs shall address all correspondence in this regard to the Zonal Secretaries in the Commission dealing with the respective States/UTs.

Yours faithfully,



(C.R. BRAHAMAM)
Secretary



Copy to : Zonal Secretaries, Under Secretaries & S.O.s


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