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Haryana goes to polls on October 5 and results will be declared on October 8. The state will vote in a single phase for the upcoming assembly election.
With that in mind, here's a look at what happens on the counting day.
What happens on counting day?
On the day of counting the EVMs are brought out of the strong room in presence of the returning officers and EC Special Observers along with candidates or their representatives. This entire process is captured on film.
The control units of the EVMs are then brought to counting tables under CCTV surveillance. The unique ID number of each CU and the signed seal are verified and shown to the polling agent of the candidates before they are taken out.
Then, a button on the unit is pressed and it displays the vote each candidate secured, next to their names, on the EVM. These numbers get recorded in the results sheet.
The Returning Officer in the presence of the General Observer and party candidates or their representatives conducts a 'draw of lots' to randomly select a VVPAT machine for counting paper slips. The counting takes place inside a secure VVPAT counting booth which has a camera inside the counting hall and only occurs after the last round of counting EVM votes in a constituency.
If there is a mismatch between the VVPAT and EVM numbers then paper slips are recounted. If the discrepancy persists, the VVPAT number takes precedence over the EVM numbers and result sheets are amended to reflect the same. Opposition parties can call for a count of all VVPAT machines in a constituency in case of such occurrences.