<p>The district administration has made necessary arrangements for the smooth counting of votes on Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The process of counting of votes polled in Sunday’s elections starts at 8 am and results of all the eight constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district are likely to be declared by11.30 am.<br /><br />In Sunday’s elections, fate of 71 candidates has been sealed in electronic voting machines and the EVMs are in a secured place.<br /><br />Speaking to media persons on Monday, Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta said the counting of votes in EVMs and postal ballots will be taken up simultaneously. On an average, each constituency has 200 polling stations and the votes of every constituency will be counted in 15 to 17 rounds. As many as 14 tables will be arranged for counting of votes of each constituency. A counting supervisor, counting assistant, a micro observer and an agent representing the candidate will be present in the counting room, the DC said.<br /><br />Dist registers 74 pc<br /><br />The final figure of the polling percentage in Dakshina Kannada district is 74.48, which is slightly higher than 73.08 recorded in the last Assembly elections. In 17 polling stations, the polling percentage was either 15 per cent more or less compared to the last elections. A total of 81 voters used 49-O ‘None of the Above’ option, refusing to vote for any of the candidates contesting for the election, the Deputy Commissioner said.<br /><br />Giving details about the polling stations which registered highest and the lowest polling, Harsh Gupta said Ranipura in Munnur in Mangalore constituency registered highest polling of 95.23 per cent and Vishwa Mangala English Medium Higher Primary School, Konaje in Mangalore constituency recorded the lowest polling of 27.02 per cent.<br /><br />New initiatives successful<br /><br />On the new initiatives like webcasting, smart phone and control room during the polls, Harsh Gupta said that they were largely successful except for a few technical snags. The smart phones distributed to the polling officers were used by a majority of the officers and only some did not report on time due to technical reasons. In the case of webcasting, the success rate was 73 per cent.<br /><br /> Of the total 400 polling stations identified for webcasting, a total of 272 stations were successfully covered under it, he said.<br /><br />He also admitted the failure of the administration in getting voters to booths in vehicles. As the administration received clearance from the Chief Election Officer only three days before the election day, the administration could not reach the needy voters in all the places, he said. <br /><br />Additional Deputy Commissioner Dayanand and MCC Commissioner Dr K Harish Kumar were present.</p>
<p>The district administration has made necessary arrangements for the smooth counting of votes on Wednesday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The process of counting of votes polled in Sunday’s elections starts at 8 am and results of all the eight constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district are likely to be declared by11.30 am.<br /><br />In Sunday’s elections, fate of 71 candidates has been sealed in electronic voting machines and the EVMs are in a secured place.<br /><br />Speaking to media persons on Monday, Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta said the counting of votes in EVMs and postal ballots will be taken up simultaneously. On an average, each constituency has 200 polling stations and the votes of every constituency will be counted in 15 to 17 rounds. As many as 14 tables will be arranged for counting of votes of each constituency. A counting supervisor, counting assistant, a micro observer and an agent representing the candidate will be present in the counting room, the DC said.<br /><br />Dist registers 74 pc<br /><br />The final figure of the polling percentage in Dakshina Kannada district is 74.48, which is slightly higher than 73.08 recorded in the last Assembly elections. In 17 polling stations, the polling percentage was either 15 per cent more or less compared to the last elections. A total of 81 voters used 49-O ‘None of the Above’ option, refusing to vote for any of the candidates contesting for the election, the Deputy Commissioner said.<br /><br />Giving details about the polling stations which registered highest and the lowest polling, Harsh Gupta said Ranipura in Munnur in Mangalore constituency registered highest polling of 95.23 per cent and Vishwa Mangala English Medium Higher Primary School, Konaje in Mangalore constituency recorded the lowest polling of 27.02 per cent.<br /><br />New initiatives successful<br /><br />On the new initiatives like webcasting, smart phone and control room during the polls, Harsh Gupta said that they were largely successful except for a few technical snags. The smart phones distributed to the polling officers were used by a majority of the officers and only some did not report on time due to technical reasons. In the case of webcasting, the success rate was 73 per cent.<br /><br /> Of the total 400 polling stations identified for webcasting, a total of 272 stations were successfully covered under it, he said.<br /><br />He also admitted the failure of the administration in getting voters to booths in vehicles. As the administration received clearance from the Chief Election Officer only three days before the election day, the administration could not reach the needy voters in all the places, he said. <br /><br />Additional Deputy Commissioner Dayanand and MCC Commissioner Dr K Harish Kumar were present.</p>
