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Elections 2019: Counting begins in MP; first result likely by 10 pm

After the end of counting, five randomly selected Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips from each Assembly segment of that particular Lok Sabha seat would be matched with the electronic voting machines

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Counting of votes for the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh got underway at 292 centres in
51 district headquarters on Thursday and the first results are expected by 10 pm, an election official said.

All eyes will be on the Bhopal Lok Sabha which seat saw a keen contest between Congress veteran Digvijay Singh and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur. Around 1,800 CCTV cameras have been installed at the counting centres where internet and wi-fi services will not be available, state Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao told reporters.

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