Patna: Counting of votes polled on 6 November across Patna’s 14 assembly constituencies begins at 8am on Friday at AN College, where the fate of 149 candidates will be decided. Postal ballots will be counted first, including votes cast by 539 elderly and disabled electors, polling personnel and those who voted through the ETPBS system.
EVM counting will start at 8.30am. A total of 2,850,752 voters cast their ballots at 5,677 booths in the district, which has 4,830,135 eligible electors. Candidate-wise updates will be released every two hours, with results displayed on screens inside AN College and announced via loudspeakers outside the campus.
Tight monitoring arrangements have been put in place. Two CCTV cameras will oversee each counting hall, while 48 tables have been designated for counting postal ballots. Each constituency will have 14 counting tables, and 2,086 candidate agents are authorised to be present. One agent per candidate will be allowed at every table. Control units will be aligned according to booth numbers, with units from booths 1 to 14 placed on tables 1 to 14 during each round.
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Trends are expected to emerge by the afternoon. Mokama and Barh are likely to declare their results first, while Digha is expected to be the last to conclude. Counting rounds vary by constituency — including 29 in Maner, 25 in Bakhtiyarpur, 30 in Bankipur, 31 in Kumhrar, 29 in Patna Sahib, 25 in Fatuha, 29 in Danapur, 32 in Phulwari, 31 in Masaurhi, 26 in Paliganj and 30 in Bikram.
Security arrangements remain stringent. CCTV cameras have been installed at the entrance, control room and key locations across the campus, with video feeds sent to a central monitoring system accessible to the returning officer and observers. The media centre has been equipped with televisions, computers, phones and a fax machine.
The Model Code of Conduct will remain in force until 16 November. The district control room — operational 24 hours — can be reached at 0612-2219810 or 2219234, while urgent reports may be made via 112.
