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ECI Finalizes Bihar Vote-Counting Plan for Nov. 14, With Postal Ballots First

Round-wise results will be published by Returning Officers on the ECI portal.

A teacher at Gurukul School of Art creates a painting wishing success to political parties on the eve of the Bihar election results in Mumbai.
A total of 4,372 counting tables, each staffed with one supervisor, counting assistant and micro-observer have been set up, ECI said in a statement.
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Overview

  • Counting across all 243 assembly constituencies starts at 8:00 a.m. with postal ballots, with EVM tallies from 8:30 a.m.
  • 243 Returning Officers will run 4,372 counting tables, with supervisors, assistants, micro-observers and over 18,000 counting agents in place.
  • Control units will be shown to agents and votes will be cross-checked with Form 17C, with any mismatch triggering mandatory VVPAT slip counting.
  • VVPAT slips from five randomly selected polling stations per constituency will be verified against EVM results, and the process will be video recorded.
  • Two-tier security by CAPF and Bihar Police, including 106 companies from outside the state, guards strong rooms and counting centres, and Patna schools will be closed on counting day.