A marathon six-week Lok Sabha election, the second longest in India’s historical past, ended final week. The exit polls, which have predicted a return of the BJP, are additionally completed. On Tuesday, votes shall be counted. However how is it completed?

This is all that you must know.

Beneath Rule 54 A of the Conduct of Elections Guidelines 1961, the counting of postal poll papers begins at 8 am. The counting of EVM votes begins half-hour later.

The EVMs are stored in robust rooms in every constituency. Round 7 am, the lock of the robust room is opened within the presence of the candidates or the representatives of every contesting occasion. The Returning Officer and the Particular Observer of the Election Fee open the lock.

All the course of is videographed, after which the management unit of the EVM is delivered to the counting desk. It’s monitored via CCTV cameras and videography.

After the machines are positioned on the desk, the distinctive ID and seal of every management unit is matched after which proven to the polling agent of every candidate.

On urgent a button within the management unit, the vote of every candidate begins showing subsequent to their title within the EVM.

There are a complete of 15 tables in every counting centre – 14 are for counting and one desk is reserved for the returning officer. Which worker will do the counting at which desk is stored secret. On the morning of counting, the returning officer of every district randomly allots halls and tables to workers.

The counting of votes begins at 8 am. First, the postal ballots and digital postal ballots are counted. Instantly after this, counting of EVM votes begins. The traits begin rising inside minutes.

Solely counting workers, returning officers, safety personnel and brokers can go contained in the counting centre.

Till the counting of votes is accomplished, no candidate’s agent is allowed to go away. Aside from the individuals on responsibility, nobody can take their cell inside. If any occasion agent suspects irregularities, they’ll demand a recount solely after the official announcement of the end result.

The Returning Officer enters the information of votes obtained by every candidate on the end result sheet. The Returning Officer then declares the end result and palms a certificates of victory to the candidate who wins.

After the counting of votes is accomplished, the EVMs are once more stored within the robust room. In keeping with the principles, the EVMs need to be stored within the robust room for 45 days after counting day.