Indore constituency results expected by 10 PM

Indore constituency results expected by 10 PM

Staff ReporterUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 07:57 PM IST
article-image

Indore: The results of election of Indore parliamentary constituency is likely to be out by 10 pm on Thursday. The matching of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip of five polling booths of each assembly constituency with EVM votes is new initiative of Election Commission, which will take extra time.

This will delay results. Besides, counting of postal ballots and votes in EVMs will begin simultaneously at 8 am. Earlier, the counting of postal ballots was held between 8 am to 8.30 am after which counting of votes from EVMs would start. Now that postal ballots and votes of EVMs will be counted simultaneously, which will save time.

This time will be spent on matching VVPAT slips with EVM votes of five booths of every assembly constituency. ANOTHER CHANGE Earlier, the counting of final round of votes did not start till counting of postal ballots finished. There is no such restriction now.

RECENT STORIES

Tragic! 15-Year-Old Bunks School For Picnic With Friends, Drowns In River Near MP's Mhow

Tragic! 15-Year-Old Bunks School For Picnic With Friends, Drowns In River Near MP's Mhow

Marriage Turns Fatal! Woman Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances; Husband Claims Accident,...

Marriage Turns Fatal! Woman Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances; Husband Claims Accident,...

Ujjain Muharram Clashes: BJP Leaders Condemn Violence, 5 Cops Hurt, Case Registered Against 16...

Ujjain Muharram Clashes: BJP Leaders Condemn Violence, 5 Cops Hurt, Case Registered Against 16...

Indore Woman Accuses Bihar Husband Of Forcing Her To Eat Beef, Convert To Islam

Indore Woman Accuses Bihar Husband Of Forcing Her To Eat Beef, Convert To Islam

MP Board To Give Bonus Marks For Paper Errors; ₹100 Penalty Per Mark On Teachers For Wrong...

MP Board To Give Bonus Marks For Paper Errors; ₹100 Penalty Per Mark On Teachers For Wrong...