AGARTALA/KOHIMA/SHILLONG: The counting of votes for the assembly election in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura began on Saturday amid tight security, officials said.
Counting began at 8am in all the three northeastern states, Election Commission assets said.
Though the strength of each and every assembly is 60, vote casting was once held for 59 constituencies in all the three states, for different causes.
While a CPM candidate died in Tripura, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was once killed in Meghalaya, and this led to countermanding of the polls in one seat in each and every of the two states.
In Nagaland, former chief minister Neiphiu Rio won from one seat unopposed.
Tripura went to the polls on February 18 and elections were held in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27.
The additional chief electoral officer of Tripura, Tapas Ray said counting is on in 59 counting halls for 59 constituencies in 20 sub-divisions of all 8 districts.
A 3-tier security association has been made for all the counting centres, Ray said including that it is expected that the consequences could be out via five hours.
In Nagaland, 349 tables in 17 centres across the state have been set up for the counting of votes, its chief electoral officer Abhijit Sinha said.
Votes in Nagaland are being counted in the presence of the candidates and their brokers under the supervision of the respective district returning officials and assistant returning officials, state additional CEO N Moa Aier told PTI.
Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said a three-tier security association has been made at all the 13 counting centres and 11 firms of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed here for the counting process.
Counting began at 8am in all the three northeastern states, Election Commission assets said.
Though the strength of each and every assembly is 60, vote casting was once held for 59 constituencies in all the three states, for different causes.
While a CPM candidate died in Tripura, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate was once killed in Meghalaya, and this led to countermanding of the polls in one seat in each and every of the two states.
In Nagaland, former chief minister Neiphiu Rio won from one seat unopposed.
Tripura went to the polls on February 18 and elections were held in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27.
The additional chief electoral officer of Tripura, Tapas Ray said counting is on in 59 counting halls for 59 constituencies in 20 sub-divisions of all 8 districts.
A 3-tier security association has been made for all the counting centres, Ray said including that it is expected that the consequences could be out via five hours.
In Nagaland, 349 tables in 17 centres across the state have been set up for the counting of votes, its chief electoral officer Abhijit Sinha said.
Votes in Nagaland are being counted in the presence of the candidates and their brokers under the supervision of the respective district returning officials and assistant returning officials, state additional CEO N Moa Aier told PTI.
Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said a three-tier security association has been made at all the 13 counting centres and 11 firms of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed here for the counting process.
Counting of votes in three northeast states begins
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