Chennai, May 3 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ms Archana Patnaik said elaborate arrangements were put in place for counting of votes polled in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, on Monday.
In a statement after reviewing the arrangements via video conferencing with all returning officers, she said the counting of votes will be undertaken across the State at 62 designated counting centres.
For the purpose of counting votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), 234 counting halls have been arranged. An additional 240 halls have been designated for the counting of Postal Ballots and Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs) at the same venue.
A total of 3,324 counting tables will be used for the countin...