Counting to be held at 20 centres in Kozhikode

The counting of votes polled successful the section assemblage elections volition statesman astatine 8 a.m. successful 20 centres successful Kozhikode territory connected Saturday (December 13, 2025). Strong rooms volition beryllium opened astatine 7 a.m. to displacement the physics voting machines (EVMs) to the counting rooms successful the beingness of returning officers, predetermination observers, candidates and their agents.

The voting machines volition beryllium placed successful each counting array according to the serial fig of the wards. There volition besides beryllium a last circular of inspections to guarantee that the seals and peculiar tags are intact successful the power portion placed connected the array successful the beingness of the candidates oregon their agents.

In the archetypal phase, postal ballots volition beryllium counted astatine the returning officers’ table. Only the ballots received by 8 a.m. connected the counting time volition beryllium considered for the process. The counting centres volition let the introduction of lone persons officially permitted by the returning officer, a property merchandise said.   

The results from each power portion volition beryllium instantly recorded by the counting supervisors and fixed to the returning officers. As soon arsenic the postal ballots successful a ward and the votes successful each the booths are counted, the returning serviceman astatine the respective level volition denote the result. The ballot tally volition beryllium uploaded to the predetermination commission’s website connected completion of the booth-level counting.

There are 12 block-level centres to number the votes of grama panchayats and 1 centre each for 7 municipalities. Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nadakkavu, is the counting centre for the Kozhikode Corporation. According to officials, the postal ballots for the territory panchayat volition beryllium counted successful the beingness of the District Collector astatine the readying hallway successful Kozhikode civilian station.