Kozhikode: The counting of votes polled in the local body elections will begin at 8 am on Saturday at 20 counting centres across the Kozhikode district. The corporation includes 76 wards, such as Elathur, Chettikulam, Puthur, Malapparamb, Vengeri, Puthiyara, Kallai, Meenchantha, West hill and Puthiyappa, among others.

Counting day procedures

Strong rooms will be opened at 7 am to move the electronic voting machines (EVMs) to the counting rooms. This will be done in the presence of returning officers, election observers, candidates and their agents.

The process will begin with the counting of postal ballots at the returning officers’ table. Only postal ballots received before 8 am on counting day will be included. Entry into the counting centres will be restricted to persons officially a

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