Punjab Bars Gathering Outside Counting Centres Ahead Of Result Day

Election 2022: Victory Processions and public gatherings have been prohibited in all districts of Punjab, said the state's chief electoral officer.

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said in view of counting of votes on Thursday, prohibitory measures under CrPC section 144 have been imposed in all districts and gathering of people outside the counting centres is prohibited.

All necessary arrangements have been made for the counting, and as per instructions of the Election Commission, only two people can accompany the winning candidate or his official representative to the counting centre to collect the certificate, he said, adding that victory processions are prohibited as well.

"In view of the counting of votes, section 144 (prohibiting assembly of four or more people) has been imposed in all the districts by the district election officers-cum-deputy commissioners and gathering of people outside the counting centres is prohibited," he said on Wednesday in an official statement.

Mr Raju said the counting will begin at 8 am at 117 centres set up for the exercise at 66 places in the state.