AGARTALA, Dec 10 (TIWN): Huge security is deployed in Umakanta School where the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were kept in strong rooms till counting of votes on December 12. The EVMs were kept in separate rooms and sealed in the presence of Returning Officer and Collector and polling agents after the completion of the vote on Wednesday.

All the polling personnel have returned from the polling booths and submitted the EVMs at all strong rooms at Umakanta School and massive security arrangements are made to avoid any untoward incident.

To ensure free and fair counting, security arrangements are massively tightened in all strong rooms of Umakanta School. 

It is to be mentioned here that the security measures are also increased at the police station and the outpost under the municipal and the Nagar panchayat areas.

Security personnel’s were also witnessed keeping a strong surveillance over the entry and exit of any person in the school ground.

However, all the EVMs are kept at the strong room of the Umakanta School. The counting of the vote will be done on December 12 and the counting will began from morning 8AM at 18 different spots.

The fate of 886 contesting candidates will be decided on Saturday as the counting of votes will takes place. All arrangements have been made for the free and fair counting of votes.

Majority of the results are expected to be out by Saturday afternoon. The counting of ballots will start at 8-00 AM on December 12 and will end by afternoon.

Results to this year’s most important political event, the Tripura civic poll, are moments away. The exit polls and the comments have presented contrasting outcomes. And all we know is that we do not quite know who will win. From politicians to corporate, to common man everyone is keeping a close watch on the verdict as the municipal election result will have a huge impact on the assembly election in Tripura.