Vote counting: CEO Kangale inspects preparations atRajnandgaon, Durg, Mahasamund

Raipur (Team Newsbuddy): Chief Election Officer of Chhattisgarh Reena Babasaheb Kangale visited Rajnandgaon, Durg and Mahasamund and inspected the preparations for the counting of votes to be held on 4th June. She took stock of the security arrangements of EVMs kept in strong rooms in all the three district headquarters. She inspected the counting rooms being prepared for counting of votes. Kangale also gave necessary guidelines to the officials regarding various arrangements at the counting place for smooth and well-organized counting of votes. Additional Chief Election Officer Nileshkumar Mahadev Kshirsagar, Assistant Chief Election Officer Rashmi Verma and Commissioner of Durg Division Satyanarayan Rathore along with the Collector and District Election Officer of all the three districts, Superintendent of Police, Deputy District Election Officer and Assistant Returning Officer were also present during this period.

Chief Electoral Officer Smt. Reena Babasaheb Kangale inspected the assembly wise counting rooms in all three districts, seating arrangements for candidates and their counting agents, entry passes, monitoring through CCTV cameras, videography on the day of counting, security arrangements, barricading, arrangements for counting of postal ballots and VVPAT slips, media center and announcement place. She informed that mobile phones, iPads, laptops, smart watches, cameras and other electronic devices will be prohibited in the counting hall. Media representatives can carry mobile phones till the media center. She directed the media representatives to observe the counting process in small groups.