The counting of votes for the Dampa Assembly bypoll, for which the election was held on November 11, began at 8 a.m. on Friday under tight security arrangements, officials said.

Mamit District Election Officer Lalnunfela Chawngthu said that postal ballots will be counted first, followed by votes cast in EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), and there will be five rounds of counting in the Mamit district headquarters.

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Votes will be counted in only one counting hall where nine counting tables, including one for postal ballots, have been placed. Each counting table will be supervised and monitored by a counting supervisor and two counting assistants.

Central observers appointed by the Election Commission will monitor the counting process.

By-election for the Dampa Assembly sea

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