Erode (East) bypoll: four-tier security cover in place at counting centre
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Erode (East) bypoll: four-tier security cover in place at counting centre

The Hindu  

A four-tier security cover has been in place at the counting centre at the Government College of Engineering in Chithode, where the Electronic Voting Machines used in 237 polling stations during the by-election to the Erode Assembly constituency on February 5 are being kept. Following the conclusion of Wednesday’s polling, which recorded a voter turnout of 67.97%, all EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails machines were sealed, transported to the centre, verified by election officials, and placed in strong rooms in the Mechanical Department block of the college. On Thursday, the rooms were sealed in the presence of District Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, General Observer Ajay Kumar Gupta, Returning Officer and Corporation Commissioner H.S. He added that 183 policemen were on duty and that the seals would be removed on the day of counting, February 8.

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EVMs kept in strongrooms with three-tier security system, says Delhi CEO
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EVMs kept in strongrooms with three-tier security system, says Delhi CEO

The Hindu  

The EVMs and VVPAT machines used in the Delhi Assembly election have been kept in 70 strongrooms and are secured by a three-tier cordon, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer R. Alice Vaz said on Thursday. “These strongrooms, one for each Assembly constituency, are being safeguarded with stringent security measures as part of the Election Commission’s protocols,” read a statement by the …

Over 70% turnout in Erode East bypoll
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 70% turnout in Erode East bypoll

The Hindu  

The byelection to the Erode Assembly constituency witnessed over 70% turnout on Wednesday. A total of 2,27,546 electors — 1,10,128 men, 1,17,381 women, and 37 transpersons — were eligible to cast their vote.District Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara has said that voters who are unable to produce an Electors Photo Identity Card can show one of the 12 …

Brisk, peaceful polling recorded in Erode East Assembly constituency bypoll
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Brisk, peaceful polling recorded in Erode East Assembly constituency bypoll

New Indian Express  

ERODE: People turned up enthusiastically at the polling stations here on Wednesday to cast their votes in the bypoll to the Erode East Assembly constituency and an election official said the voting percentage crossed 42 per cent by 1 pm. Polling was peaceful and incident free, District Collector and District Election Officer, Raja Gopal Sunkara said, adding that till 1 …

Voting in Erode East on February 5, nine booths sensitive
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Voting in Erode East on February 5, nine booths sensitive

New Indian Express  

ERODE: District Election Officer Raja Gopal Sunkara has urged all eligible voters in Erode East Assembly constituency to fulfil their democratic duty and cast vote in the by-poll on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Raja Gopal Sunkara said, “Out of the 237 polling stations, nine have been identified as sensitive. All polling stations have basic facilities including drinking water …

Erode (East) bypoll 2025: Arrangements in place, says District Election Officer
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Erode (East) bypoll 2025: Arrangements in place, says District Election Officer

The Hindu  

The District Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara has said that all arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of polling on Wednesday and urged voters to exercise their democratic rights without fail. The Collector said, besides the four flying squad teams and three static surveillance teams, an additional flying squad team has been formed to monitor the …

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Fixing of ballot sheets on EVMs completed
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Fixing of ballot sheets on EVMs completed

The Hindu  

The process of fixing ballot sheets—containing the names, photos, and symbols of candidates—onto the ballot units for the byelection to the Erode Assembly constituency has been completed. A total of 850 ballot units, 284 control units, and 308 voter-verifiable paper audit trails – VVPATs will be used across 237 polling stations. Similarly, SLUs were stored in the strong room on …

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Distribution of voter information slips begins
2 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Distribution of voter information slips begins

The Hindu  

The distribution of voter information slips to 2.26 lakh voters in the Erode Assembly constituency, headed for byelections on February 5, began on Monday. Booth-level officers began distributing voter information slips, containing details such as voter’s names, Electors’ Photo Identity Card number, serial number in the electoral roll, booth number, date of election and polling time, to voters at their …

Erode (East) bypoll | First phase of training for polling personnel held
2 months, 1 week ago

Erode (East) bypoll | First phase of training for polling personnel held

The Hindu  

The first phase of training for polling personnel to be deployed for the Erode byelection was held at Rangampalayam R.A.N.M. District Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, along with general observer Ajay Kumar Gupta, conducted the session as part of preparations for the byelection scheduled for February 5. Mr. Sunkara outlined that the election would be held across 237 …

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | First randomisation of polling staff held in Erode
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | First randomisation of polling staff held in Erode

The Hindu  

The first randomisation of 1,194 polling staff, who will be deployed in 237 polling stations during the bypoll to Erode Assembly constituency on February 5, was held at the Collectorate on Sunday. District Election Officer and Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, in the presence of Returning Officer and Corporation Commissioner N. Manish, carried out the process in the portal of Election …

UP bypolls: Counting of votes today, results likely to set 2027 narrative
4 months, 1 week ago

UP bypolls: Counting of votes today, results likely to set 2027 narrative

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the high-stakes bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will commence at 8am on Saturday amid three-tier security arrangements and under CCTV surveillance. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer, Navdeep Rinwa said the counting of the votes for the bypolls to the nine assembly seats -- Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Sisamau, Phulpur, Katehari …

Ggm admin inspects counting centres, strong rooms ahead of polls
7 months ago

Ggm admin inspects counting centres, strong rooms ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Gurugram District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav on Friday carried out a thorough inspection of the counting centres and strong rooms being prepared at the Government Girls College in Sector 14, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Gurugram District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav emphasised the need for regular inspections to ensure readiness …

Tirupati Gears for Counting of Votes Amid Tight Security
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tirupati Gears for Counting of Votes Amid Tight Security

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The temple city of Tirupati and surrounding areas are under a tight security blanket as the authorities gear up for the counting of votes at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam on Tuesday amidst simmering tensions following incidents of violent clashes in the aftermath of the recent elections. "The strong rooms containing EVMs will be opened at 7 am on …

Nilgiris Collector invites parties, candidates to check security at counting centre CCTV outage
11 months ago

Nilgiris Collector invites parties, candidates to check security at counting centre CCTV outage

The Hindu  

Nilgiris district collector and Returning Officer for Nilgiris parliamentary constituency M. Aruna has stated that she is willing to take representatives of political parties and their candidates to see the security arrangements made at the counting center in the Government Polytechnic College in Udhagamandalam, where the ballot boxes and Electronic Voting Machines have been stored until the date of counting. …

EVMs shifted to strong rooms, counting centre turns into fortress in Mysuru
11 months ago

EVMs shifted to strong rooms, counting centre turns into fortress in Mysuru

The Hindu  

The electronic voting machines and VVPATs used in Friday’s elections held for Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency have been shifted to the strong rooms established at the Maharani’s Management College on Valmiki Road here. The strong rooms would be guarded by a three-tier round-the-clock security with CCTV camera surveillance at the counting centre where the strong rooms have been set up. …

Erode East Bypoll 2023: 450 Security Personnel Guard Strong Room With EVMs
2 years ago

Erode East Bypoll 2023: 450 Security Personnel Guard Strong Room With EVMs

ABP News  

Chennai: As many as 450 security personnel and 48 surveillance cameras are guarding the strong room that stores the Electronic Voting Machines of the Erode East by-election held on February 27. The election to the Erode East Assembly was necessitated following the passing away of the Congress legislator E. Thirumahan Everaa who passed away on January 4 due to a …

Erode (East) bypoll | Over 2,100 police, paramilitary personnel deployed for poll duty
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Over 2,100 police, paramilitary personnel deployed for poll duty

The Hindu  

Over 2,100 police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed for the byelection duty in the Erode Assembly constituency on Monday. As many as 320 paramilitary personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force, the Railway Protection Special Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police were posted at the booths on Sunday evening. Tamil Nadu Special Police personnel were also posted to ensure …

Erode (East) bypoll | Arrangements in place for polling
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Arrangements in place for polling

The Hindu  

Arrangements are in place at the 238 polling booths, including 32 vulnerable booths, for the smooth conduct of the byelection to the Erode Assembly constituency on Monday. A day ahead of #ErodeEastBypoll, Electronic Voting Machines & poll materials are being loaded in a vehicle, to be sent to polling stations in #ErodeEast Assembly constituency, on Sunday. 🎥: M. Govarthan / …

Erode (East) bypoll | Final randomisation of 1,206 polling staff held
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Final randomisation of 1,206 polling staff held

The Hindu  

The final randomisation of 1,206 polling staff to be deployed at the 238 polling stations during the byelection to Erode Assembly constituency on February 27, was held at the Erode Collectorate on Saturday. District Election Officer and Collector H. Krishnanunni carried out the process in the presence of General Observer Raj Kumar Yadav and District Revenue Officer S. Santhoshini Chandra …

Erode (East) bypoll | Campaigning to end at 6 p.m. on February 25: Returning Officer
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Campaigning to end at 6 p.m. on February 25: Returning Officer

The Hindu  

The Returning Officer for the Erode Assembly constituency byelection, K. Sivakumar, on Friday, said campaigning would end by 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, and asked outsiders to leave the constituency by that time. Functionaries, cadres and people who have come from other places to campaign in the constituency should leave by 6 p.m. “All the 107 temporary election offices …

Erode (East) bypoll | Arrangements at counting centre inspected
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Arrangements at counting centre inspected

The Hindu  

Erode District Election Officer and Collector H. Krishnanunni inspected the arrangements at the counting centre, Government College of Engineering in Chithode, for the upcoming bypoll, and held discussions with officials. After polling for the Erode Assembly constituency concludes on February 27, all the electronic voting machines and other machines used in 238 polling stations will be taken to the college …

Erode (East) bypoll | Security stepped up, 400 paramilitary personnel stationed
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Security stepped up, 400 paramilitary personnel stationed

The Hindu  

A total of 400 paramilitary personnel are on duty in the Erode Assembly constituency, where a bypoll is scheduled on February 27. S. Ananthakumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode Town, told The Hindu that two companies of the Central Industrial Security Force, two companies of the Railway Protection Special Force and one company of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police troops have …

Erode (East) bypoll | 1,021 additional ballot and control units to be readied
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | 1,021 additional ballot and control units to be readied

The Hindu  

With 77 candidates in the fray for the byelection to the Erode Assembly constituency, 1,021 additional ballot and control units were shifted from the strong room at the Railway Colony Corporation Higher Secondary School in Kollampalayam to the one at the Revenue Divisional Office for first-level checks on Friday. Polling is scheduled for February 27 at 238 polling stations in …

Erode (East) bypoll | 32 vulnerable polling stations identified
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | 32 vulnerable polling stations identified

The Hindu  

Erode District Election Officer and Collector H. Krishnanunni, has said 260 micro-observers will monitor the poll process at all 238 polling stations, including 32 that have been identified as vulnerable, in the Erode Assembly constituency, where a byelection is scheduled for February 27. The first-level randomisation of 260 micro-observers, who will be deployed at the polling stations, was carried out …

Erode (East) bypoll | Polling personnel undergo training in handling EVMs and VVPAT
2 years, 1 month ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Polling personnel undergo training in handling EVMs and VVPAT

The Hindu  

The personnel to be deployed in polling stations for the upcoming Erode Assembly constituency byelection were trained in handling electronic voting machines and voter verifiable paper audit trail here on Monday. Polling is scheduled for February 27 at 238 polling stations in the constituency for which a total of 286 presiding officers, 858 polling officers and 62 additional officers were …

Erode (East) bypoll | Control rooms and teams to receive election-related complaints
2 years, 2 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Control rooms and teams to receive election-related complaints

The Hindu  

Erode District Election Officer and District Collector H. Krishnanunni has asked the public to lodge complaints of violations of the model code of conduct and other election-related complaints related to the Erode Assembly constituency bypoll. In a press release, the Collector said that MCC came into force from January 18 and to prevent the distribution of cash or gifts to …

Erode (East) bypoll | District Election team inspects college to use as counting centre
2 years, 2 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | District Election team inspects college to use as counting centre

The Hindu  

The Erode District Election team on Tuesday inspected the Government College of Engineering in Chithode, for confirming it as the centre to be set up for counting of votes for the Erode bypoll. The team, led by District Election Officer and Collector H. Krishnanunni, District Revenue Officer S. Santhoshini Chandra, Superintendent of Police V. Sasimohan, Public Works Department officials and …

Erode East bypoll | Vulnerable booths being identified: District Election Officer Krishnanunni
2 years, 2 months ago

Erode East bypoll | Vulnerable booths being identified: District Election Officer Krishnanunni

The Hindu  

District Election Officer and District Collector H. Krishnanunni has said vulnerable polling booths in 238 polling stations in the Erode Assembly constituency were being identified, and based on the final list of vulnerable polling booths, paramilitary personnel would be deployed during the by-election on February 27. Mr. Krishnanunni said 238 polling stations were established for the bypoll and more would …

Erode (East) bypoll | Flying and static surveillance teams formed
2 years, 2 months ago

Erode (East) bypoll | Flying and static surveillance teams formed

The Hindu  

Erode District Election Officer and Collector, H. Krishnanunni has said that election-related complaints can be taken up with static surveillance teams and flying surveillance teams, at the following contact numbers: SST — Shift A: Rajendran at 63802-62476, Shift B: Yuvaraj at 95786-66760, Shift C: Rudramurthy at 98651-61927 SST 2 — Shift A: Muralidharan at 94430-92129, Shift B: 88834-49328, Shift C: …

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