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15th GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, PUDUCHERRY WELCOMES YOU GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Briefing to Counting Supervisors and Counting Assistants on GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 THE TEAM FOR THE TASK Thiru. Shurbir Singh, IAS CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Ms. Purva Garg , IAS DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER Puducherry 3 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Counting Day 2.5.2021 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 6.00 A.M Your reporting time GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 COUNTING CENTRES AT PUDUCHERRY MOTHILAL NEHRU GOVT. .Mannadipet POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE .Thirubuvanai .Oussudu .Mangalam .Villianur .Ozhukarai .Kadirgamam .Indira Nagar .Thattanchavady GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 COUNTING CENTRES AT PUDUCHERRY TAGORE ARTS & SCIENCE .Kamaraj Nagar COLLEGE .Muthialpet .Raj Bhavan .Lawspet .Kalapet GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 COUNTING CENTRES AT PUDUCHERRY WOMEN’S POLYTECHNIC .Oupalam COLLEGE .Orleyampet .Mudaliarpet .Nellithope .Ariankuppam .Manavely .Embalam .Nettapakkam .Bahour GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 THIS IS IMPORTANT • You will be informed by 2.00 PM on 1st May 2021, latest, on you place of posting. • You have to collect your order and ID card from the respective Counting Centre entrance for officials on 2nd May 2021 at 6.00 A.M. • Park your vehicle in the College premises. • Kindly avoid coming by car. • Counting process is likely to take around 18 hours. Be prepared and come prepared. • Your food requirements will be taken care. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major Legal Provisions relating to Counting GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major legal provisions related to counting and election return Representation of People Act, 1951 • Counting under supervision and direction of the Sec 64: Counting Returning Officer. of Votes • Contesting candidate /election agent/ /counting agents have a right to be present. 11 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major legal provisions related to counting and election return Representation of People Act, 1951 Sec 65: Equality of • Result to be decided by draw of lot by Votes Returning Officer. • In the absence of any direction to the Sec 66: Declaration contrary from ECI, Returning Officer to of Results declare the result on completion of counting. 12 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major legal provisions related to counting and election return Representation of People Act, 1951 •Applicable to officer/clerk/agent/person performing duty in connection to election Sec 128: (during poll or counting). Maintenance •Returning Officer should administer an of secrecy of oath to maintain secrecy of voting and voting read it out aloud before the commencement of counting of votes. •Violation punishable with three months imprisonment or fine or with both. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major legal provisions related to counting and election return The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 • Nobody else except Returning Officer, Assistant Returning Officer, counting staff, candidates, their Rule 53: election agents and counting agents public servants Admission on duty, persons authorized by ECI to be admitted to to the the place of counting. place of counting • Whosoever misconducts himself or fails to obey lawful direction of Returning Officer shall be removed from the counting hall. Rule 54: • Returning Officer to read out provision of Section 128 Secrecy of aloud before commencement of counting. voting 14 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major legal provisions related to counting and election return The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 Rule 56C: Actual counting Rule 55C 55C:: Scrutiny and inspection of EVMs before counting. 1. Press the result button and see the display of votes count. Counting staff and counting agents to inspect and ensure that the 2. Note down the same in part-II of Form Control Unit is not tampered and 17C. Counting supervisor to sign in it all seals are intact. If not, report along with candidates or their election the matter to ECI. agents or counting agents. 3. Corresponding entries to be made in Form-20. Rule 57C: EVMs after counting. After, result is recorded in Part-II of Form 17C, the Control Unit is to be sealed with the seals of the Returning Officer and candidates/ counting agents. 15 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Major legal provisions related to counting and election return The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 Rule 61 provides for Rule 60 provides for re-commencement Rule 63 provides for continuous of counting after recount of votes. counting. fresh poll . Rule 65 provides for Rule 66 provides for Rule 64 provides for counting at two or grant of certificate declaration of result more places for one of election to of election. constituency . returned candidate. 16 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AT COUNTING CENTRES GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Infrastructural and security arrangements at counting centres • Mobile phones can be brought inside the counting hall only by the Observer. • Use of mobile phone by other officers / officials, candidates, counting agents is strictly prohibited. • Cloak room facility is available for safe custody of mobile phone. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 GUIDELINES FOR COVID : SAFE COUNTING . Social distancing shall be maintained in and around the Counting hall, as per guidelines. All the officials, candidates and their agents shall wear face mask at all times. Counting centre shall be disinfected before, during and after the counting. Carrying cases of CUs/VVPATs should be sanitized before placing them in the counting tables. De-sealing of CUs/VVPATs and displaying result on CU should be done by one official on each table. 19 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AT COUNTING CENTRES • For each Returning Officer (except Returning Officer V), there shall be three counting halls. • In each counting hall, there shall be 7 counting tables. • The Returning Officer shall head the table in the first counting hall, while the Assistant Returning Officers shall head the other two counting halls. • The Returning Officers shall be in-charge of counting of postal ballots. • In respect of Returning Officer V, there shall be two counting hall. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AT COUNTING CENTRES • The Returning Officer V shall head the table in the first counting hall, while the Assistant Returning Officer shall head second counting hall. • The Returning Officer V shall be in-charge of counting of postal ballots. • In all the counting halls, the Returning Officer shall take up counting of polling stations of ONE Assembly Constituency, including VVPAT counting. After declaration of result of that Assembly Constituency, counting of the next Constituency will be taken up. • It is likely that the counting of the second constituency will be taken by noon and the third by evening. • Counting will be completed by late night. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AT COUNTING CENTRES One of the EVM counting table is earmarked as VCB for counting of VVPAT slips in the room where Returning Officer is present. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Infrastructural and security arrangements at counting centres LAYOUT OF COUNTING HALL Black Board C.S C.S 14 7 C.A C.A C.S C.S 6 13 C.A C.A s C.S C.S 12 5 C.A C.A C.S C.S 4 11 C.A C.A C.S C.S Counting Agents of candidates of Agents Counting 3 10candidate of Agents Counting C.A C.A C.S C.S 2 9 C.A C.A C.S C.S 8 1 R.O for AC/ C.A Candidates/ ARO for PC C.A Agents Clerks to assist C.S=Counting Supervisor; C.A. = Counting Assistant 23 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Infrastructural and security arrangements at counting centres • The candidates or their agents will be allowed to sit around Returning Officer /Assistant Returning Officer’s table to watch the counting process. • A table with computer in which computation and compilation of data from each table after each round shall be done, should be alongside of Returning Officer /Assistant Returning Officer’s table. • Adequate barricades using woodblock and wire-mesh for each counting table to prevent agents / candidates / representatives from handling polled EVMs shall be provided, but agents should be able to view the entire process. 24 RETURNING OFFICER AND POLLING STATIONS R.O Assembly No. of PS. No. of tables EVM VVPAT counting . Constituency Counting rounds No. rounds I1.Mannadipet 50 21 3 5 2. Thirubuvanai 52 21 3 5 3. Ossudu 52 21 3 5 II4.Mangalam 59 21 3 5 5. Villianur 67 21 4 5 6. Ozhukarai 66 21 4 5 III 7. Kadirgamam 53 21 3 5 8. IndiraNagar 60 21 3 5 9. Thattanchavady 48 21 3 5 IV 10. Kamaraj Nagar 60 21 3 5 13. Muthialpet 50 21 3 5 25 GENERAL14. Raj Bhavan ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY 45 21LEGISLATIVE 3 ASSEMBLY, 2021 5 RETURNING OFFICER AND POLLING STATIONS R. Assembly No. of PS. No. of tables EVM VVPAT O. Constituency Counting counting No rounds rounds . V 11. Lawspet 50 14 4 5 12. Kalapet 53 14 4 5 VI 15. Oupalam 48 21 3 5 16. Orleampeth 39 21 2 5 18. Mudaliarpet 55 21 3 5 VII17. Nellithope 53 21 3 5 19. Ariyankuppam 59 21 3 5 20. Manavely 52 21 3 5 VIII21. Embalam 52 21 3 5 22. Nettapakkam 51 21 3 5 23. Bahour 43 21 3 5 26 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2021 Total 1217 Infrastructural and security arrangements at counting centres • Provide at every counting table:- o A blue ballpoint pen.