Lok Sabha polls | Counting of votes scheduled to commence at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4
The Hindu
Counting of votes for Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha seats and Vilavancode bypoll on June 4, 2024, with detailed process explained.
The counting of votes polled for all 39 Lok Sabha seats of Tamil Nadu during the April 19 general elections, is scheduled to commence at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The votes polled during the bypoll for the Vilavancode Assembly segment in Kanniyakumari district will also be counted on the same day. Going by previous elections, the declaration of results is expected by evening.
There were 950 candidates in the fray for 39 Lok Sabha seats. The voter turnout in Tamil Nadu during the April 19 general elections stood at 69.72%. While Dharmapuri posted the highest voter turnout with 81.20%, Chennai Central recorded the lowest with 53.96%.
Postal votes would be counted first, as per Rule 54A of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961. The counting of the votes polled in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) will commence at 8.30 am. Details of the counting personnel who will take part in the process -- counting supervisors, counting assistants and micro-observers, will be finalised after three rounds of the randomisation process.
While the first randomisation process has been completed for all centres, the second randomisation is scheduled to take place 24 hours prior to the counting of votes.
For Chennai, District Election Officer J. Radhakrishnan is scheduled to conduct the second randomisation process at the Chennai Corporation headquarters, Ripon Buildings, at 8 a.m. on June 3. The third and final randomisation process will be held at 5 a.m. on June 4.
Over 38,000 counting personnel will be involved in the counting of votes scheduled in 39 counting centres across the State. Elaborate arrangements are in place in 234 rooms located in 43 buildings at these 39 counting centres.
On an average, there will be about 14 tables in each of the counting rooms. In all, there are over 3,200 tables in all the counting centres across the State. However, if there is a necessity for more tables, additional tables will be set up. The counting of votes in each of the counting tables will be video-tapped.
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