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Delhi polls: Know how your votes are counted

New Delhi: With the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs), counting has become easier. Gone are the days, when large bins used to be kept, and counting officials used to pore over long ballot papers








8 THIS INFORMATION is then entered on what is called Form 17C, which is then counter-signed by the election agents and handed over to the Returning Offi cer

9 SIMILARLY, ALL FORM 17CS from other 13 tables are handed over to the Returning Officer, who tabulates the results of Round One of counting. This result is displayed prominently on a black-&-white board, and also simultaneously announced outside the counting area through a publicaddress system

THE ROUND-WISE results are also

10 communicated to the Chief Electoral Officer of the state. This goes on till the final results are declared