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Jagran correspondent, Ranchi. The counting of votes for Ranchi Municipal Corporation and Bundu Nagar Panchayat held on 23 February will start today, Friday 27 February, at 8 am. The district administration has made strict security arrangements for the counting of votes. Administrative task force has been activated to conduct the entire process in a transparent, fair and peaceful manner.
Multiple levels of security arrangements have been made at the counting venue located on Transport Nagar Ring Road. Arrangements have been made for CCTV surveillance and strict checking at entry and exit along with deputation of additional police force. On the instructions of the District Election Officer cum Deputy Commissioner, clear guidelines have been issued to the police officials, magistrates and administrative officers deployed in counting of votes.
The administration has appealed to the common citizens to ignore rumors and rely only on official information. For any doubt or complaint, you can contact Abu Sathi helpline number 9430328080. If the counting work is not completed by 8 pm, the counting of remaining votes will continue the next day. During this period, strict arrangements will be made for the security of ballot boxes and the entire premises will be kept sealed under police protection.
The results of Jharkhand municipal elections are to be declared today. In view of this, special vigilance is being taken in the entire state. Instructions have been given for extra vigil especially in those districts where incidents of violence were reported in the past after civic elections or results. Strict guidelines have also been issued regarding victory processions after the victory.
Additional forces received from headquarters
After the violence in some districts during the civic elections, Jharkhand Police has put all the districts on alert regarding the counting of votes and subsequent activities. Due to ballot paper voting, it may take time to get the results, keeping this in mind special security arrangements have been made at the counting sites.
It is noteworthy that there is a lot of enthusiasm among political parties and candidates regarding the results of Ranchi Municipal Corporation and Bundu Nagar Panchayat, while the priority of the administration is peaceful counting of votes and maintaining law and order.