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Counting for Bihar polls to continue until late night: EC

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Counting for Bihar polls to continue until late night: EC
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Bihar elections result 2020: Amid counting for Bihar Assembly elections 2020, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said that it is likely to go till late evening as there are 63 percent more EVMs than in 2015. The more EVMs were used as a part of the Covid-19 protocol needed for additional polling booths. publive-image The Election Commission, while addressing a press conference over Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, said that there has been around a 63 percent increase in the number of polling booths while the electors have been reduced to 1,000 from 1,500 in each booth due to Covid-19.
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Bihar elections result 2020: Amid counting for Bihar Assembly elections 2020, Election Commission (EC) said it is likely to go late evening. "The counting depends on the number of polling booths," the EC said. Also Read | Bihar election result today, counting starts It further stated that around 3.1 crore votes are still to be counted. Only after that Bihar elections result in 2020 will be declared. Bihar elections result 2020: Amid counting for Bihar Assembly elections 2020, Election Commission (EC) said it is likely to go late evening. According to the law, all the postal ballots received till 8 am on Tuesday are to be taken up for counting.
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Also Read | Gold price crashes minutes after Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine 90 percent effective Bihar elections result 2020: Amid counting for Bihar Assembly elections 2020, Election Commission (EC) said it is likely to go late evening. Therefore, the postal ballots received at counting centres till at 8 am on Tuesday need to be taken up for counting while data related to it will be available at the level of the concerned returning officer, the EC said. educare According to trends available so far, the ruling NDA in Bihar was ahead in more than half of the state's 243 assembly seats, as BJP appeared to outperform its senior alliance partner JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The EC also said that there has been a glitch-free counting process. -PTC News-
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