Mizoram Election Commission ready for counting of votes on Monday
First Published: 2nd December, 2023 15:57 IST
Elaborate security arrangements are also in place to ensure that the counting of votes concludes peacefully
The Mizoram Election Commission is fully prepared for the counting of votes for the Mizoram Assembly Elections on Monday after the ECI rescheduled it from Sunday.
Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas spoke to Northeast Live about the preparedness and the measures taken up so far for the smooth conduct of the process.
Sharing details, CEO Madhup Vyas said, “Yesterday ECI has accepted the request and changed the day for counting of votes from December 3 to December 4. So, this has been welcomed by the civil society and the political parties. We are fully prepared for undertaking the counting of votes for the recently held polling for Mizoram Assembly elections. The counting will take place in 40 counting halls for 40 assembly constituencies. ECI has provided us 40 counting observers, so each hall will be supervised by the exclusive counting observer. These 40 counting halls are located in 13 locations. So each district has one location but considering the fact that Aizawl has 12 assembly constituencies, so having 12 counting halls in a single location, we have many logistical challenges, so in Aizawl district we have 3 locations.”
Elaborate security arrangements are also in place to ensure that the counting of votes concludes peacefully.
Regarding this CEO Vyas stated, “We have made full proof arrangements for maintaining law and order and smooth counting through Mizoram Police and 10 companies of CAPF. So, we are ready to go and we had an interaction with the political parties wherein I have appealed and requested for their support and cooperation for undertaking the counting smoothly in an orderly manner.”
Earlier, counting of votes for the Mizoram Assembly elections was supposed to be held on December 3, which falls on a Sunday. However, civil society organisations and political parties stiffly opposed this, since Sunday is considered to be a sacred day for Christians. They made a number of representations to the ECI seeking for rescheduling the date.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Meghalaya To Tackle ‘VIP Culture’ With New SOP on Sirens, Tinted Glasses And Flickering Lights
22nd November 2024
Live Assam: Father-Daughter Killed in Road Accident On the Way To School in Bongaigaon, Angry Locals Torch Bus
22nd November 2024
Live WHO in Collaboration with Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya And Assam Govt Launch SPECS project in Guwahati
22nd November 2024
Live Meghalaya To Tackle ‘VIP Culture’ With New SOP on Sirens, Tinted Glasses And Flickering Lights
22nd November 2024
WE RECOMMEND
Clean Air Crisis Looms Over Mizoram: Alarming Deterioration Observed Despite High Forest Cover
The Mizoram Pollution Control Board has sounded an alarm over the gradual deterioration of the state’s air quality.
22nd November 2024
As Delhi Gasps for Clean Air, Aizawl Boasts of Cleanest Air with AQI of 29, How Does It Do It?
At a time when national capital Delhi has become the most polluted city with most poisonous air quality posing threat to people’s lives, and other parts of the country are grappling with poor air quality, Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram, has achieved an impressive milestone, topping the country’s air quality chart with an Air […]
21st November 2024
8 More Football Players Banned for Match Fixing in Mizoram Premier League
The fresh bans bring the total number of banned players to 33
20th November 2024
Mizo Defence League Issues Ultimatum for Meitei Community to Leave Mizoram by November-End
This resolution comes in the wake of the recent killing of 10 armed individuals in Manipur's Jiribam district.
16th November 2024
This Mizoram Professor Teaches Without Pay. Here is Why
Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, he successfully mentored 7 students who achieved university rankings.
15th November 2024