How and where is the counting done and results declared for election of Ward Councillors ?
The District Magistrate selects the place of counting in Municipality/sub-division/District headquarter keeping in view administrative convenience with the approval of the State Election Commission. A Counting Centre is generally located in Government building including School building. Polled boxes are brought from different wards of the Municipality to the counting centers and are kept in the strong room made for the purpose. On the date fixed for counting, polled Ballot papers are counted in presence of the candidates or their agents with the help of Counting Supervisors and Counting Assistants in the manner prescribed by the State Election Commission. If polls are taken by EVM, the counting is done according to the procedure laid down by the State Election Commission.
Ans. Counting of votes is done at the place fixed by the Election Officer in the manner prescribed under Rule 58 of Orissa Municipal (Delimitation of Wards, Reservation of Seats and Conduct of Election) Rules, 1994. Usually, these are public / Government buildings at the head quarters of the U.L.B.. The votes polled by each candidate are registered on Form No.XIX and after the Election Officer completes scrutiny he declares the results in Form No.XX .
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