3,651 officials deployed for counting in Ernakulam
The Hindu
The district administration has deployed 3,651 officials for counting of votes in 14 Assembly constituencies in the district on Sunday. The training for counting staff has been completed, according to
The district administration has deployed 3,651 officials for counting of votes in 14 Assembly constituencies in the district on Sunday. The training for counting staff has been completed, according to a communication from the administration. Three halls have been set up at the Boys’ Higher Secondary School, Perumbavoor, for counting of votes of the Perumbavoor constituency. While postal ballots will be counted on four tables, votes in the machines will be counted on 17 tables. The counting of votes for Aluva and Angamaly constituencies will be held at UC College, Aluva. Postal ballots will be counted on four tables each, and the votes in machines on 21 tables each for the two constituencies. In the case of Kalamassery, counting will be held at Sree Narayana High School, North Paravur, where four counting halls have been set up. Government Boys’ High School, Paravur, will be the venue of counting of votes of the Paravur constituency.More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists