Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Gurudatta Hegde has said that the counting of votes for the election to seven Assembly constituencies in Dharwad district is likely to conclude by afternoon on Saturday and the results would be announced immediately as per ECI guidelines.
In a press release issued on Friday, the counting of votes being held at the counting centre set up at University of Agricultural Science (UAS), Dharwad will be begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday. For counting of votes of each assembly constituency, a separate room has been earmarked. There will be fourteen tables including thirteen for counting of postal ballots and votes recorded in EVMs.
According to Mr. Hegde, the counting of votes for Hubballi Dharwad Central and Hubballi Dharwad West constituencies will be held in 19 rounds and that of five other constituencies in the district will be held in 17 rounds.
