Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP confirmed that all necessary arrangements are in place for the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections.
The opening of EVM strong rooms is scheduled between 6 am and 7 am, with counting starting promptly at 8 am. Each counting hall has been equipped with 14 tables specifically for EVM counting.
Each table will have one counting supervisor, one assistant, and one micro observer. Additionally, 20 tables have been set up to count postal ballots.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 will be in force, and no victory processions will be allowed until midnight on Tuesday. The area within a 100m radius of the counting centre will be declared a pedestrian zone.