New Delhi: The Central Election Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officers of states and union territories to count their votes and postal ballots at the same time. The number of VVPAT slips is counted after the counting of the voting machines.

The number of postal ballots has been increased significantly by providing electronic service voting (electronically transmitted postal ballot system – e.g. BBS) and giving the opportunity to vote in facilitation centers for election workers. QR code made mandatory for service votes those ballots need more time to count. The five booths in each assembly constituency are to be counted.

If the majority of a candidate is less than invalid postal votes, the returning officers must call back the invalid postal votes before declaring the result. The Election Commission’s order also states that the entire check should be copied to the video.

New Delhi: Outgoing Lok Sabha polls in Punjab and at Basirhat in West Bengal, two killed in different clashes. Trinamool Congress workers seize booth in Basirhat: BJP accused. More than 100 BJP refused to allow voters to vote, Candidate Santhan Basu has revealed to the media.

The BJP-Trinamool Congress has reportedly clashed in various parts of Bengal. There was a bomb blast in Mathurapuri and in Islampuri where the by-election was held. BJP office in Barzas was burned. Through more tension in the situation, more Central force has been deployed in areas where polling occurs in West Bengal. During the polls, there was also a clash in the Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. The Congress worker killed in the attack.

New Delhi: Polling for the 17th Lok Sabha will be completed today. In the last and seventh phase, polling was held in 59 constituencies in seven states and one union territory.

13 in each constituency in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab is recording the vote today. Bihar and Madhya Pradesh have eight constituencies, nine in West Bengal, four in Himachal Pradesh; three in Jharkhand, in Chandigarh records their vote today.

In the seventh phase, 918 candidates are contesting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a verdict in this phase. The prime minister is contesting from Varanasi constituency in UP.

Out of the total 10,01,75,153 voters, including 3,435 transgenders, will write the verdict. In the seventh phase is 5,27,14,890 male voters and 4,74,56,828 women voters. There are 1,12,986 polling stations. The polls in nine constituencies in West Bengal, which have been reduced to election campaigns, have become popular at this stage. West Bengal has been deployed more than 700 companies in the state.

The polling in 542 constituencies will be completed by this time. The Election Commission has canceled the voting in Vellore constituency in Tamil Nadu. Exit polls will come out late today as polling is complete. By-elections to the four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the re-polling in various states including Kerala will be held in the seventh phase.