Panchayat & Municipal Elections for A&N Islands - COUNTING - After completion of the polling for the Panchayat & Municipal Elections for A&N Islands yesterday (Sept 20), elaborate arrangements have been made for smooth and speedy counting of votes on Sept 22, 2015 from 8 am onwards. The Counting of votes for constituencies of Port Blair Panchayats will be done at JNRM and the counting of votes for PBMC will be done at Govt Girls Sr. Sec. School, while for other Panchayats it will be done at respective Tehsils. Adequate security arrangements have also been made to ensure the safety and sanctity of the process. The Counting Agents of contesting candidates will also be present at the time of counting and they are required to be present by 07:30 AM. Passes have also been issued to media personnel for the coverage of the entire process.
Meanwhile, the second round of training on counting and declaration of results have been imparted for both PBMC & Panchayat area at Tagore Govt. College Auditorium and DRBRAIT Auditorium respectively today. The same was also conducted at respective Tehsils for their Counting Personnel.
Meanwhile the re-polling, due to some procedural lapses by the Polling Team, at Polling Station No. 599, Ramakrishna Pur-1 under Little Andaman Tehsil was conducted peacefully today (Sept 21). Total 84.13 percent voting has been recorded in the re-poll.
Dry day shall be observed on the day of counting (Sept 22). All bars, ANIIDCO outlets, Defense & Police Canteens have been directed to ensure the same. If any violations are found, their license shall be cancelled.
In a press release received here today, the Additional District Magistrate, South Andaman has issued instructions regarding use of mobile phones & cameras during the counting process at JNRM and Govt Girls Sr. Sec School Accordingly, mobile phones shall not be allowed to be taken inside the counting halls and shall not be used from anywhere else within the campus.
All Media Persons shall be accommodated in the media room. Use of mobile phones and other communication equipment shall be allowed from the media centre.
Nobody (not even the candidate or RO/ARO etc) except the observers appointed by the Director, Panchayat and Municipal Elections shall be allowed to carry a mobile phone inside the counting hall.
A Public Communication Room at both the counting halls has been earmarked for safe-keeping of the mobiles etc of the candidates and their agents/representatives to make use of their mobile phones in case of any need.
No camera- still or video, of the media, except for official recording of the entire counting process, is allowed to be fixed inside any counting hall. No camera stand should therefore be allowed to be taken inside counting hall by media and journalists. Hand held cameras will be allowed to the authorized pass holders. Further, while taking audio video coverage of the counting process, with camera carried in hand or on shoulders by the media/press, under no circumstances, the actual votes recorded on an individual EVM or ballot papers is to be photographed or covered by audio visual coverage. The exact location, up to which the still and video camera of the media and press can move, shall be indicated by the Returning Officer in advance, marked by a line or a string for guidance of all concerned.
Traffic arrangements have been made in connection with the counting of votes on 22-09-2015 for the Panchayat and Municipal Elections-2015 to be held at two venues i.e. Girls Senior Secondary School (For Municipal Wards) and JNRM (For Port Blair Gram Panchayat) which have been declared as Counting Centres. (Detailed press note on page 3)
The movement of vehicular traffic on ATR from Ferrargunj Junction to Ograbranch Junction will also be regulated during counting of votes on 22nd September 2015 in the following manner.
1) The movement of vehicular Traffics shall be restricted from 06:30 am to the road towards Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School Ferrargunj from the ATR from either directions leading from Tushnabad & Ferrargunj Junction.
2) The Vehicles coming from Jirkatang shall be diverted towards Brindaban, Mathura Junction, Saitankari, Namunaghar, Mithakari and Ograbranch Junction and vehicles coming from Chouldari shall be diverted from Ograbranch Junction towards Mithakari, Namunaghar, Saitankari, Mathura Junction, Brindaban and Ferrargunj. -http://dt.andaman.gov.in/ -Port Blair , Sep 21 2015 10:18PM ---------
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