Jhansi: The counting process for the Allahabad-Jhansi graduate MLC seat, involving ten districts, started here on Tuesday morning amid tight security at Bundelkhand Degree College.Sources said the counting will occur simultaneously on 14 tables under the tight vigilance of CCTV cameras and observers and in the presence of candidates or their authorised representatives. The results are expected on Wednesday.The entire BKD area was cordoned off to the public, and traffic has been diverted for the next two days until counting is complete. Senior officials, including DM Gaurang Rathi and SSP Vikas Kumar, constantly toured the counting venue while inspecting the arrangements.Sources revealed that the ballot papers were stacked all day while the counting for the first round started in the evening and continued till late at night.Divisional Commissioner and returning officer Bimal Kumar Dubey said that the counting for the first round is in progress.Voting for the Allahabad-Jhansi graduate MLC seat took place on Friday across ten districts, including seven from the Bundelkhand region along with Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Prayagraj. Overall voting was 41.40%, while in Jhansi it was 49.43%.
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