Elaborate arrangements in place for vote counting in Erode district on May 4

Elaborate arrangements are in place at the two counting centres in Erode district where votes polled in the Assembly election held on April 23 will be taken up for counting on May 4.

Polling was held in all eight Assembly constituencies in the district at 2,379 polling stations, recording a turnout of 90.07%. The electronic voting machines (EVMs) and VVPATs are kept in strong rooms at the two counting centres — the Government College of Engineering, Chithode, and the Government Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam — under round-the-clock surveillance with three-tier security.