How are votes counted after the polls?
Answer:
- Once the polling is over, all the EVMs are sealed and taken to a secure place.
- A few days later, on a fixed date, all the EVMs from a constituency are opened and the votes secured by each candidate are counted.
- The agents of all candidates are present there to ensure that the counting is done properly.
- The candidate who secures the highest number of votes from a constituency is declared elected.
- In a general election, the counting of votes in all the constituencies usually takes place at the same time, and on the same day.
- Within a few hours of counting, all the results are declared and it becomes clear as to who will form the next government.