Counting Arrangements for

KGWC Elections 2020

Amlan Biswas
RC Belgavi
 Counting Centre: Facilities 1
Facilities at UAS Dharwad Counting Centre for KWGC 2020
Responsibil
Sl Facility Specifications ity In Charge
A Security
Strong Room CAR
Cordon 1 & Gate CAR
CAR &PC &
Cordon 2 & Frisking Tents
WPC
Cordon 3Counting Halls & To be decided by CAR & WPC
Commissioner in
RO, ARO, Observer Room, Police Commissioner Consultation with RO & CAR & WPC Commissioner
Observer of Police
Additional Strong Room for Other Forms & Materials PC
Tabulation & Communication Centre PC
Media Centre PC
Health Centre PC
Isolation Room PC & WPC
B Barricading
Boarding of Windows,
Strong Room
Removal Of Power
Cordon 1 & Gates Barricade with Double EE PWD / PM
PWD / NK
Cordon 2 Help Desk & Frisking Tents (M & F) Pole NK
Full Barricading with
Counting Hall & Passages
Chiken Mesh
 Counting Centre: Facilities 2
Facilities at UAS Dharwad Counting Centre
for KWGC 2020
Responsibilit
Sl Facility Specifications In Charge
y
Furniture & Chalk Marking for
C
Distancing
Chalk Marking & Numbering of PS in Double Size of Ballot
Strong Room
Box from Opposite Corner

Cordon 1 & Gate Chalk Marking for Distancing + Tent for Police
Chalk Marking for Distancing + Frisking Tent for Police +
Cordon 2 & Frisking Tents Help Desk & Pigeon Hole for dropping Disallowed Items
with Token Number
6 ft Tables, Separate Chairs, Mixing Drum, Black Board Chalk
Counting Halls Marking for Chairs with Distancing
EE PWD / PM
T Shape Long Table, Separate Chairs, Table for PC & Printer, PWD / NK
RO, ARO, Observer Room, Police NK
TV Screen, Cable Connection, Webcasting Connection,
Commissioner Internet Connection

Additional Strong Room for Other Forms Chalk Marking & Numbering of PS in Double Size of Ballot
& Materials Box from Opposite Corner, 6ft Table & Separate Chairs

Table for PC & Printer, TV Screen, Cable Connection,

Media Centre
Webcasting Connection, Internet Connection

T Shape Long Table, Separate Chairs, Table for PC & Printer,

Police Control
Fax, CCTV Screen, Internet Connection

Semi Fowler Bed with IV Stand, Examination Bed, 6 ft Table, Duty Doctor & District Surgeon
Health Centre
Separate Chairs ANM & DHO

Semi Fowler Bed with IV Stand, 6 ft Table, Separate Chairs, Duty Doctor & District Surgeon
Isolation Room TV Screen with Cable Connection & Webcasting ANM & DHO
 Counting Centre: Facilities 3
Facilities at UAS Dharwad Counting
Centre for KWGC 2020
Sl Facility
Water, Power & Electricity,
E
Cleaning, Garbage Disposal
External Lighting
Internal Lighting
Genset
Toilets with Running Water, Waste
Basket, Tissue Wipes, Liquid Soap
Dispenser
Garbage Bins
Drinking water Cans with Dispensers &
Garbage Bin
Specifications Responsibility In Charge
Halogen Lights at Cordon 1 & 2 EE PWD / PM
Additional Tube / CFL for Counting Hall, NK /
PWD / NK / BMC
Passages, Strong Room etc Commissioner
165 KVA Genset BMC
Male & Female Toilets for Observer, RO, ARO &
Officers
Male & Female Toilets for Candidates & Agents
Male & Female Toilets for Media
Male & Female Toilets for Counting Staff
Garbage Bins at Cordon 1, Cordon 2, Outside
Counting Hall, Strong Room, Addl Strong Room,
Media Room, Health Centre, Isolation Room, RO Commissioner
/ ARO / Observer / Commr / Police Control / BMC
BMC
Hallway / Canteen
20 L Drinking Water Cans with Dispensers and
Disposable Glasses and 1 Garbage Bin at Cordon
1, Cordon 2, Outside Counting Hall, Strong
Room, Addl Strong Room, Media Room, Health
Centre, Isolation Room, RO / ARO / Observer /
Commr / Police Control / Hallway / Canteen
 Counting Centre: Facilities 4

Facilities at UAS Dharwad

Counting Centre for KWGC
2020
Sl Facility Specifications Responsibility In Charge

Service Table / Counter, Chalk Marking, Shamiyana

Tables & Separate Chairs, 5 Lit Sanitizer, Nitrile
Rubber Gloves & Masks for Servers
F Canteen & Rest Room
for Staff & Media
BMC
Commissioner
BMC
7 am: Breakfast+Tea / Coffee, 11am: Tea / Coffee,
1pm: Lunch, 4pm: Tea / Coffee, 6 pm: Tea / Coffee
+ Light Snacks, 9.30 pm: Dinner, 12.30pm: Tea /
Coffee+ Light Snacks

Service Table / Counter, Chalk Marking, Shamiyana

Tables & Separate Chairs, 5 Lit Sanitizer, Nitrile
Rubber Gloves & Masks for Servers
Canteen & Rest Room Commissioner
G forCandidates & Agents 7 am: Breakfast+Tea / Coffee (Rs 25), 11am: Tea / BMC BMC
on Payment Basis Coffee(Rs 10), 1pm: Lunch(Rs 50), 4pm: Tea /
Coffee(Rs 10), 6 pm: Tea / Coffee + Light Snacks(Rs
20), 9.30 pm: Dinner(Rs 50), 12.30pm: Tea /
Coffee+ Light Snacks (Rs 20)
 Layout of Counting Hall
Ballot Paper Mixing
Area

Tabulation
Fax / Phone
RO & ARO Table

CANDIDATES
T2 T1

T3
T4
Counting Agents

Counting Agents
T6 T5

T7
 Time, Staffing
MLC Counting Logistics
Sl No Basic Data Nos
1 Polling Station 146 Staffing
2 Voters Cast per Station 300
3 Total 43800 Supervision Assistance
4 Strong Room 1 1 14
5 No of Counting Tables 7 7 7
6 RO Table 1 1 3
7 Tabulation & Mixing 1 1 2
8 Mixing 1 1 2
9 Fax/ Phone / Computer 1 1 1
Time Rate Time Total
10 No of Candidates + NOTA 11 Time (Hrs)
(Minutes) (Minutes)
11 Initial Round (ballot Boxes per table) 21 7 146 2.43
12 Mixing, Bundling and Return 1 20 20 0.33
13 1st Round : 1st Preference (No of Ballots Per Table ) 6257 0.17 1043 17.38
Tabulation : 1st Preference, Quota Calculation & Elimination
14
of Least Preferred
1 30 30 0.50
Second Stage: Transfer of Second Preference from Eliminated
15
Candidate Main Parcel
1 30 30 0.50
Tabulation : 2nd Preference, Quota Calculation & Elimination
16
of Least Preferred
1 30 30 0.50
Tabulation : 3rd Preference, Quota Calculation & Elimination
17
of Least Preferred
1 45 45 0.75
Tabulation : 4th Preference, Quota Calculation & Elimination
18
of Least Preferred
1 50 50 0.83
Total 1394 23
 Staffing
Sl No Location Activity / Sector Staffing Designation Numbers Remarks
Supervisor DT 1
Strong Room & Strong Room
Ballot Box Delivery & Return RI / VA 1
A Additional Strong
Room DT 1
Additional Strong Room Packing & Re-sealing
RI / VA 2
Supervision ARO 1
RO Table
Assistance Shirishtedar 2
Supervision Shirishtedar 7 Addl 50%
Counting Tables Assistance FDA / Accountant 14 Addl 50%
MO 7
B Counting Hall Supervision Accounts Suptd 1 Addl 100%
Tabulation
Assistance Accounts Officer 2 Addl 100%
Supervision DT 1
Mixing
Assistance RI / VA 1
Supervision Shirishtedar 1
Fax/ Phone / Computer
Assistance DEO 1
Supervision Tahsildar 1
Additional Strong Room & Logistics Centre
Assistance RI / VA 1
Supervision DIO NIC 1
Computer & Comm Centre
Assistance DEO 6
Supervision HDMC Officer 1
Pantry
Assistance HDMC Staff 1
Supervision AC 1
Entrance
Assistance Tahsildar 1
C Counting Centre Supervision DySP 1
Police Control Room
Assistance CPI 1
Supervision RI 1
Observer Room
Assistance VA 1
RO/ARO/Police Comm Supervision RI 1
Rest Room Supervision VA 1
Facility Management & Cleaning Supervision HDMC 1
Media Room Supervision Distt Information 1
Officer
Supervision District Surgeon 1
Health Centre & Isolation Room Assistance Doctor 2
D COVID Staff Nurse / ANM 2
Management Supervision DHO 1
COVID Checking Assistance Doctor 3
Staff Nurse / ANM 6
79
 Labeling & Information Signs 1
Signage at UAS Dharwad Counting Centre for KWGC 2020
Information Signs
Facility Name Labels English Directional Signs English
English
Security
Strong Room Strong Room To Counting Hall
To Check Point Officials COVID 19 Measures
Entry Gate Officials
To Parking Officials Articles Not Allowed
Cordon 1 & Gate Layout Map from
To Check Point Media & Candidates & Counting Agents
Entry Gate Media & Candidates & Counting Agents Gate
To Parking Media & Candidates & Counting Agents
Help Desk & COVID 19 Safety
Parking Officials To Check Point Officials
Parking
Parking Media & Candidates & Counting Agents To Check Point Media & Candidates & Counting Agents

Check Point Officials To CANTEEN: Staff & Media COVID 19 Measures

Help Desk & COVID 19 Safety To Counting Hall Entry Officials & Candidates Articles Not Allowed
Layout Map from
Frisking Tent Officials (Female)
Check Point
Cordon 2 & Frisking Tents To CANTEEN: Staff & Media
Check Point Media & Candidates & Counting Agents
To Media Centre
To CANTEEN: Candidates & Agents
Help Desk & COVID 19 Safety
To Counting Hall Entry Agents
Frisking Tent Media & Candidates & Counting Agents (Female) To Counting Hall Entry Officials & Candidates
To Health Centre COVID 19 Measures
To Toilet Articles Not Allowed
Counting Hall Layout Map from
Cordon 3Counting Halls To Tabulation & Communication Centre Entry of Counting
Hall
To Drinking water
Counting Hall Entry Officials & Candidates To Media Centre
Counting Hall Entry Counting Agents To Isolation Room
Observer
RO, ARO, Observer Room, Police
RO, ARO To Observer / RO / ARO / Police Commissioner
Commissioner
Police Commissioner
Additional Strong Room for
Additional Strong Room To Toilet
Other Forms & Materials
Tabulation & Communication
Tabulation & Communication Centre To Counting Hall
Centre
Media Centre Media Centre To Health Centre
Health Centre Health Centre To Counting Hall
Isolation Room Isolation Room To Counting Hall
 Labeling & Information Signs 2
Signage at UAS Dharwad Counting Centre for KWGC 2020
Name Labels
Facility Name Labels English
Kannada

Counting Hall Tables Table Numbers

RO / ARO Tables RO / ARO Tables
Tabulation Tables Tabulation Tables
Table Numbers, Counting Supervisor
Counting Staff Chair Table Numbers, Counting Assistant
Table Numbers, MO
Candidate Chairs Candidate Name
Counting Agent Chairs Counting Agent of Candidate Sl No
Help Desk & COVID 19 Safety
Doctor On Duty
Health Centre
Nurse On Duty
Nodal Health Officer
Help Desk & COVID 19 Safety
Doctor On Duty
Isolation Room Nurse On Duty
District Surgeon
RAT Test
 Labeling & Information Signs 3
Signage at UAS Dharwad Counting Centre for KWGC 2020
Name Directional Signs Directional Informatio Information
Facility Name Labels English Labels English Signs n Signs Signs
Kannada Kannada English Kannada
Water, Power & Electricity, Cleaning
External Lighting Facility Manager
Internal Lighting Technician
Genset Warning : Electrical Connection
Male & Female Toilets for Observer, RO, ARO
& Officers
Male & Female Toilets for Candidates & Male Toilet & Female Toilet
Agents
Male & Female Toilets for Media
Male & Female Toilets for Counting Staff
Garbage Bins at Cordon 1, Cordon 2, Outside
Counting Hall, Strong Room, Addl Strong
Room, Media Room, Health Centre, Isolation USE ME
Room, RO / ARO / Observer / Commr / Police
Control / Hallway / Canteen
20 L Drinking Water Cans with Dispensers
and Disposable Glasses and 1 Garbage Bin at
Cordon 1, Cordon 2, Outside Counting Hall, DRINKING WATER (DON'T WASTE OR
Strong Room, Addl Strong Room, Media LITTER)
Room, Health Centre, Isolation Room, RO /
ARO / Observer / Commr / Police Control /
Hallway / Canteen
COVID 19
Canteen & Rest Room for Staff & Media CANTEEN: Staff & Media To Counting Hall Measures
7 am: Breakfast+Tea / Coffee, 11am: Tea /
Coffee, 1pm: Lunch, 4pm: Tea / Coffee, 6 pm: Articles Not
Timing & Menu Tea / Coffee + Light Snacks, 9.30 pm: Dinner,
To Media Room
Allowed
12.30pm: Tea / Coffee+ Light Snacks

Canteen & Rest Room forCandidates & Layout Map

CANTEEN: Candidates & Agents To Counting Hall from
Agents on Payment Basis Canteen

7 am: Breakfast+Tea / Coffee (Rs 25), 11am:

Tea / Coffee(Rs 10), 1pm: Lunch(Rs 50), 4pm:
Timing & Rate Chart Tea / Coffee(Rs 10), 6 pm: Tea / Coffee + To Media Room
Light Snacks(Rs 20), 9.30 pm: Dinner(Rs 50),
12.30pm: Tea / Coffee+ Light Snacks (Rs 20)
 Counting Basics 1
• DATE: 02nd November 2020
– TIME: 8.00 AM
– PLACE: UAS, DHARWAD
– Notice To Candidates: Annexure XII B of Hand Book for Returning Officers for Elections to the Council of States and
State Legislative Councils
• Legal Provisions: MANUAL COUNTING ( section 64 to 67 A of RP Act 1951 and Conduct of Election Rules
• Guidelines: Chapter XII & Annexure XII A of Hand Book for Returning Officers for Elections to the Council
of States and State Legislative Councils
• Formats for Tabulation: Annexure XII A to K of Hand Book for Returning Officers for Elections to the
Council of States and State Legislative Councils
• Voting is by preferential method, voter can give his preference for candidates as 1, 2, 3 and so on and
may give preferences for all contesting candidates using Violet Sketch Pen only in International / Roman
/ Kannada Numerals.
• 11 Contesting Candidates, 146 Polling Stations, with about 74000 electors
• Counting should be done in a single hall with upto 7 counting Tables, 1 RO / ARO Table, 1 Tabulation
Area, 1 Mixing Table in view of COVID 19 Restrictions & Distancing
• EACH COUNTING TABLE consists
• ONE COUNTING SUPERVISOR
• TWO COUNTING ASSISTANTS
• One Micro Observer
• Appointment of Counting Staff: Annexure XII C of Hand Book for Returning Officers for Elections to
the Council of States and State Legislative Councils
 Counting Basics 2
• TOTAL CONTESTING CANDIDATES: 11
• COUNTING AGENTS (Rule 52(2) of 1961 Conduct of election rules)
 1 FOR EACH TABLE
 1 FOR RO TABLE
 At a time only counting agent/or candidate himself can be present at given counting table.
• Persons Allowed inside Counting Hall
1. COUNTING SUPERVISOR AND COUNTING ASSISTANTS with valid recent photo ID cards issued by the RO
2. AUTHORISED PERSONS FROM ELECTION COMMISSION with valid recent photo ID cards issued by the
RO
3. PUBLIC SERVANTS ON ELECTION DUTY with valid recent photo ID cards issued by the RO
4. CANDIDATES/ELECTION AGENTS/ COUNTING AGENTS with valid recent photo ID cards issued by the RO
• Materials for Counting at Each table
– Knife/ Razor blade
– Pen/pencil
– Paper sheets
– Poker
– Rubber bands
– Paper weights
– Plastic Trays
– Tabulation sheets
– Pigeon Hole with 12 Compartments of Ballot paper size (Labeled for 11 Candidate Names & 1 Rejected in
English & Kannada)
– Sheet of International, Roman and Kannada numerals upto No of Contesting Candidates (11)
– Sheet of sample valid & invalid votes for reference
 Initial Counting
• RO will read out and explain the provisions of Section 128 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951,(Secrecy
of Voting) to those present and also explain the procedure for counting to the Counting Supervisors and Assistants.
Thereafter, commence the counting.
• POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS
• Open Outer Cover(13C)
• Declaration (13A)
• Check if Correct(Sign, Seal, Competent Officer) WRONG if: No sign, No seal, No declaration
• Separate envelope, SEAL, Note down contents briefly
– If Declaration is Valid, Open Inner Cover (13B)
– Take Out Postal Ballot
– Mix With Regular Ballot Papers
• Ballot Boxes are to be brought from strong room and distributed round wise to all tables: =146/7: 21 Rounds.
• The ballot boxes are to be opened in presence of counting agents after breaking seal and Ballot papers have to be
counted without showing the contents of ballot paper to the counting agents and tallied with Ballot Paper Account
in Form No.16.
• Postal Ballot papers and ballot papers found in the ballot boxes are to be thoroughly
mixed and bundled in 25 ballot papers per bundle with Rubber Bands. Last Bundle may
be Less Than 25.
• In the Mixing Table the 25 Ballot bundles are to be thoroughly mixed again.
• These mixed ballot paper bundles have to be distributed to counting tables depending on total number of votes
cast, ensuring all tables receive equal numbers in each round (1000/ 500/ 450 etc) with residual ballots for the last
table.
• The first stage of counting will then start with scrutiny for separation of valid Ballot papers and invalid Ballot
papers.
 Postal ballot
1.Covers in Form 13C containing postal ballot papers received after the hour fixed for
the commencement of the counting of votes should not be opened.
2.Covers in Form 13C received in time should be opened one after another. As each
cover is opened, take out the declaration in form 13A and the cover in Form 13B
and scrutinize the declaration.
3. If the declaration in Form 13A is not found in the cover or the declaration has not
been duly signed and attested or attested by an Competent officer the cover in
form 13B should not be opened.
4. The serial number of ballot paper appearing in the declaration is different from the
serial- number on the cover in Form 13B the cover containing the postal ballot
paper should not be opened.
5. Each such rejected cover should be endorsed suitably and the declaration and cover
should be replaced in the cover in Form 13C.
6. The covers in Form 13B should be opened one after another and the ballot papers
contained therein taken out.
7. The stamp of “Postal Ballot Paper” (placed on back side of ballot papers) must be
checked on each ballot paper received by post.
8. These postal ballot papers must not be unfolded until these are mixed with other
ballot papers taken out from the ballot boxes, for scrutiny /counting.
 First Stage of Counting
• At each counting table one by one the bundles of 25 ballots will be
opened, and each ballot shown to counting agents at that table and
placed in the tray for each candidate according to Preference marked “1”
in International form / Kannada / Roman numerals. A sheet of English,
Kannada and Roman numerals must be given to each counting table & RO
Table.
• The Invalid Ballot papers should be placed in the Tray marked “Rejected”.
Reasonable opportunity to the candidates or their agents for inspection
of invalid ballot papers (without allowing them to touch the same). If a
dispute is raised about borderline cases, the same may be treated as
“Doubtful” and the decision of the RO may be obtained on the same.
• RO should have a rubber seal with possible decision options which he
may tick appropriately and sign.
• The number of ballot papers for every candidate so separated should be
kept in separate parcels (covers) and this is called Main Parcel for that
candidate.
• Candidate wise votes secured which are main Parcel are 1st preference
votes gained by the respective candidates.
Numerals
 Invalid Votes

• No marking
• Mark on blank area outside panel of Candidates
• Multiple voting
• Voter identifiable
– Textual statements or any note / paper included with ballot
– Name or signature or deliberate thumb impression
• First preference indicated in words with / without numerals
– Text such as “Yes”, “One”, “Agree”
• Marked with unofficial article (which is not violet sketch pen)
• First preference is not marked, next preference is marked
• Numerals other than International form, Kannada or Roman
used or combination of numeral forms used for preferences
to different candidates
• Unofficial Ballot paper
 Not Invalid Votes
– Numeral 1 marked multiple times in the column
of the same candidate or written in the panel of
the candidate
– Mark is largely in the column of one candidate and
smudge due to wrong folding or small part falls in
another candidates columns
– Faint thumb impression or smudge impression left
inadvertently by the elector on the ballot paper
while handling it because of the presence of the
ink on his thumb which was put to obtain it on the
counter foil
 Pre-count Stage: Illustration
Pre-Count Stage Sample

150
1. Total number covers containing of Postal Ballot papers
received by the RO (Datewise receipts recorded in Register)

150
2. On the counting day outer cover (Form 13B [cover A] to be
opened and declaration by elector in 13A checked by RO
3. Declaration Found 100

4. The declarations Form incomplete (cover 13-B containing 50

Postal Ballots should not be opened)

100
5. In respect of (3) – covers containing PBs to be opened and
without scrutinizing it is to be mixed with ballot papers of the box

40000
6. Regular Ballot papers obtained from ballot boxes after
Verification with Form No.16 Ballot paper account.

Total Ballot Papers to be sent for scrutiny of 1st Preferential 40100

Vote
 First Stage of Counting : Illustration

Votes in Total Candi

Total Votes Ballot Box PB Votes dates

7000 4800 100 4900 5

Candidate A B C D NOT Other Total

A Invalid Valid

1st Preferential Vote 800 900 600 1800 500 300 4100

Quota Calculation for Single (Valid 2051

Seat Votes / 2) +1

Candidate C has least 1st Preference. No Candidate has achieved Quota which is
2051.
 Second Stage of Counting : Quota Calculation, Elimination of Least Preferred
Candidate & Transfer of Votes
• After first preference votes are counted candidate wise check for the candidate reaching
quota.
• If Quota is reached – declare the result.
• If Quota has not been reached by any candidate the candidate securing the least 1 st
Preference votes to be eliminated by way of distribution of 2 nd or next preference of votes of
the main parcel of that candidate to other candidates
• All ballot papers on which the second preference has not been marked at all or has not been
validly marked in the prescribed manner as discussed earlier, shall be treated as exhausted
papers and shall not be counted further;
• Exhausted ballot paper:
– the names of two or more candidates, whether continuing or not, are marked with the same figure
which is next in order of preference
– the marked figure is not following consecutively after some other figure on the ballot paper
– the name of the candidate next in order of preference, whether continuing or not, is marked by more
than one figures;
• Ballot papers thus distributed to each continuing candidate shall be arranged in a separate
sub-parcel for each candidate;
• Value of votes in each sub-parcels of continuing candidates shall be credited to the candidate
concerned;
• If by so adding the value of the additional votes credited to each continuing candidate, any
candidate secures the quota, then he shall be declared elected; If not the procedure will be
repeated on un-exhausted votes of the candidate with lowest vote
• If only one candidate is remaining after elimination, he will be declared even if he does not
reach quota
• Transfer of un-exhausted ballot papers to the different continuing candidates is on the basis
of next preference or next available preference recorded on each ballot paper, ignoring all
preferences recorded for excluded candidates
 Transfer Sheet 1: Illustration

Sub-parcels
Description Vote
A B C D Total
1. No. of ballot papers to 600 - - - - 600
be transferred
2.Value of each ballot 1 - - - - 1
paper
3. Value of votes to be 1 - - - - 600
transferred
4. No. of ballot papers 600 - - - - 600
actually transferred
5. Value of transferred 600 - - - - 600
votes
6. No. of exhausted ballot 100 - - - - 100
papers
7. Value of exhausted ballot 100 - - - - 100
papers
 Distribution of Preference: Illustration
Continuing Value of votes obtained by transfer of ballot
candidate paper from C:

Sub-parcels
Main parcel
1 2 3 4 5 Total
A 800 100 900
B 900 100 1000
C 600 0 0
D 1800 300 2100
Exhausted 100 100
Total 4000 3900

D is elected as he has reached Quota

 Result sheet: Illustration
1st Count 2nd Count 3rd Count 4th Count
(1st (2nd preference vote) (Next preference vote) (Next preference vote)
preference
vote)

Distribution of votes of Candidate

Distribution of votes of Candidate

Distribution of votes of Candidate

Value of votes on 1 stcount
No. & Name of Candidate

Result of Election
RESULT

RESULT

RESULT
No.D

No.B
No.E
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A 255 5 260 20 280 55 335
B 153 7 160 10 170 (-170) -
C 595 40 635 30 665 45 710 Elected
D 67 - (-67) - - - -
E 85 - 85 (-85) - - -
 Remember
• Boxes to be systematically distributed.
• Counting supervisor to exhibit the ballot box for its sealto counting agents and
tally Form 16 with actual ballots in boxes
• Mixing of ballot papers of all polling stations with all postal ballot papers
• Bundling ballot papers into bundles of 25 and mixing in Drum
• Re distribution to tables in bundles of 1000(25*40) or 500(25*20) round wise
• Scrutiny for valid and invalid (or Doubtful) papers
• Accounting of valid and invalid ballot papers
• Segregation of 1st preference votes to candidates: The Main Parcel
• Calculation of Quota: (Total Valid Votes /2) + 1
• If any candidate has reached the quota: Declare Result
• If Quota not reached
• Exclusion of the candidate with least votes
• Allotment of 2nd preference votes to continuing candidates
» EXHAUSTED VOTES
» UN-EXHAUSTED VOTES
» SUB-PARCEL
» NEXT AVAILABLE PREFERENCE
» TRANSFER SHEET
» COUNTING SHEET
 Return of Election
• FORM 23 B
• RECOUNT
• ORAL/WRITING
• AT ANY TIME
• RE-EXAMINATION/ RECOUNT OF THE BALLOT PAPER
• REPORTS: CEO, ECI, SECRETARY(Legislative
Council)
• CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION: FORM 24
Illustrations: Invalid - Signature
Illustration: Invalid Not Marked in Correct Column, 1 not Marked,
Multiple Preferences to 1 Candidate
Illustration: Valid
Illustration: Valid in First Stage
Illustration: Doubtful
Illustration: Invalid- Marks or Letters No Numerals
 Illustration
• Doubtful: Invalid • Doubtful: Valid
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