Security heightened at counting centres in central region

Security has been tightened at the counting centres of the Tiruchi, Karur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituencies in the central region in view of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday

Security has been tightened at the counting centres of the Tiruchi, Karur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituencies in the central region in view of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.

Teams of police personnel have been deployed at the entrance and inside the counting centres to check and frisk all those entering the centres on the counting day. The counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. with postal ballots to be taken up at first. The votes polled in the electronic voting machines would be taken up from 8.30 a.m. onwards.  The electronic voting machines used on the day of polling held on April 19 were brought to the counting centres following conclusion of the elections and kept inside the strong rooms of the counting centres amid tight police security.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made at every counting centre with door frame metal detectors having been installed at the entrance. The police said a separate security scheme had been drafted for every counting centre. Pickets would be posted in the areas identified as problematic and sensitive with security teams to be deployed in and around the vicinity of the counting centres as well. 

The counting centre in the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency is the Jamal Mohamed College. The Tiruchi City Police will deploy 750 police personnel for duty at the counting centre.

Striking forces and patrol vehicles would be on the move in different places in Tiruchi to ensure and maintain order. Fire tenders and ambulances would be stationed at the counting centres.

The Aadhav Public School in Perambalur will be the counting centre for the Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency; the A.V.C College at Mannampandal near Mayiladuthurai is the counting centre for the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency.

The M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering in Karur is the counting centre for the Karur Lok Sabha constituency while the Government Arts and Science College, Sellur in Nagapattinam district is the counting centre for the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency and Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Government Arts College for Women is the counting centre for the Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency.