All arrangements in place for counting of votes

After many agents tested positive, candidates had to make alternative arrangements

All arrangements have been put in place for counting of votes polled in the five Assembly segments of the district on April 6. After polling ended on April 6, the Electronic Voting Machines were kept in the strong rooms in Government College of Engineering on Tirunelveli – Nagercoil Highway where 3-tier security arrangement has been put in place. Moreover, CCTV cameras have been installed in and outside the strong rooms and in and around the Government College of Engineering. Watch towers have been erected at vantage points around the counting centre where armed policemen with binoculars have been posted round-the-clock.