Itanagar
Vote counting for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections is set to begin at 6 am on June 2, according to an official announcement made on Wednesday. Both Assembly and Lok Sabha elections took place simultaneously in Arunachal Pradesh on April 19.
Over 2000 officials will oversee the vote counting process on both June 2 for the Assembly elections and June 4 for the Lok Sabha polls, stated the official. Chief Electoral Officer Pawan Kumar Sain disclosed that counting for assembly elections will commence at 6 am on June 2, while for Lok Sabha polls, it will begin at 8 am on June 4.
Efforts will be made to declare the results by noon on both days, and media centers will be established at all counting venues to provide updates. Counting for the 50 assembly seats out of 60 will take place in 24 centers on June 2, while for Lok Sabha seats, it will be held in 25 centers on June 4, shared Joint Chief Electoral Officer Liken Koyu.
Notably, the ruling BJP has already secured 10 seats unopposed in the 60-member assembly. The official highlighted the completion of the second round of training for counting officials on Tuesday.
