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- Counting of votes for the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh began on Sunday morning, an official said.

- "The counting of votes will continue till all the ballots are counted. The entire process may take two days," a senior SEC official told PTI.

- The State Election Commission (SEC) had said the candidates and their agents will be allowed to enter the counting centres only if they have tested negative for COVID-19 in the 48 hours prior to the commencement of the counting process or taken both doses of the vaccine.

- The Supreme Court on Saturday had refused to stay the counting process. In a special urgent hearing on a holiday (Saturday), a bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Hrishikesh Roy passed the order after taking note of several notifications and assurances of the SEC that the COVID-19 protocols will be followed at all the 829 counting centres.

- The court directed that there will be a strict curfew in the entire state till Tuesday morning and no victory rallies will be permitted.

- It also asked the SEC to fix the responsibility for observance of COVID-19 protocols at the counting centres on gazetted officers.

- The bench directed the poll panel to preserve the CCTV footage of the counting centres till the Allahabad High Court concludes its hearings on the related petitions before it.

- It also ordered that the government officials, candidates and their agents will have to produce RT-PCR test reports to show that they are COVID-19 negative before entering the counting centres.

- The SEC official said generally counting of votes takes place in eight-hour shifts.

- The SEC said at every counting centre, a health desk will be established, where a doctor will be present with medicines.

- Those showing symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, cold and cough will not be allowed at the counting centres.

-Everyone entering the counting centre has to undergo thermal scanning, the SEC said.

- It categorically stated that there will be a complete ban on victory processions.

- Voting for the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh ended on April 29 with a 75-per cent voter turnout in the fourth and final phase.

-Lakhs of candidates were in the fray for over 7.32 lakh seats in the gram panchayat wards, 58,176 in the gram panchayats, 75,852 in the kshetra panchayats and 3,050 in the zila panchayats in the statewide elections held over four phases.

-A total of 3.19 lakh candidates were elected unopposed, the SEC had said.

- #WATCH Counting agents, supporters rush towards a counting centre in Hathras, as counting for #UPPanchayatElection2021 is underway; COVID19 norms flouted

#WATCH Counting agents, supporters rush towards a counting centre in Hathras, as counting for #UPPanchayatElection2021 is underway; COVID19 norms flouted pic.twitter.com/1FXTGZWUpn

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 2, 2021

- Counting of votes has begun for #UPPanchayatElection2021. Visuals from Prayagraj.

Counting of votes has begun for #UPPanchayatElection2021. Visuals from Prayagraj. pic.twitter.com/yv1Ej3EVMg

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 2, 2021

- Lucknow: Ahead of panchayat election results, DM takes stock of preparations at counting center 

- We've made all measures to follow COVID protocols. All people have to show COVID negative test report before entering counting centers. Counting to start at 8 am tomorrow: Lucknow DM

Lucknow: Ahead of panchayat election results, DM takes stock of preparations at counting center

We've made all measures to follow COVID protocols. All people have to show COVID negative test report before entering counting centers. Counting to start at 8 am tomorrow: Lucknow DM pic.twitter.com/QL7QOFoy34

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 1, 2021

- We're micro-planning for panchayat election results. We'll make sure minimum people to be present at the counting room with double masks. Sanitizers and face shields will also be provided. We've sufficient police force which we can use to implement the lockdown: Meerut DM

- The first phase on April 15 and the second round on April 19 recorded a turnout of 71 per cent. In the third phase on April 26, 73.5 percent of registered voters turned out to exercise their franchise, officials said.

- Uttar Pradesh has been reporting a massive surge in fresh COVID-19 cases. Polling for the four-phased panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh ended on April 29.

- The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to stay the counting of votes for panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh and said no victory rallies will be permitted during the counting or after the process is over.

- At a special urgent hearing, which took place on a court holiday ahead of the counting beginning on Sunday, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Hrishikesh Roy also asked the State Election Commission to fasten responsibility on gazetted officers for observing COVID-19 protocols at counting centres across the state.

-The top court's directions came on a plea seeking directions for the observance of COVID-19 protocols during the counting of votes in view of the second wave of the pandemic sweeping through the country.

- The bench said government officials, candidates and their agents will have to produce RT-PCR tests to show they are COVID-19 negative before entering the counting centres.

- The top court also directed the state government to ensure there will be strict curfew in and around the counting centres till the process goes on and that no victory rallies are carried out after the announcement of results.

- The court passed the order after taking note of several notifications and assurances from the UP SEC that COVID-19 protocols would be followed at the 829 counting centres.

- It said the poll panel should preserve CCTV footage of counting centres in the state till the Allahabad High Court concludes its hearing on related petitions before it.

- During the hearing, advocate Shoeb Alam, appearing for the petitioner Sachin Yadav, said there are lakhs of candidates in the fray. The congregation of a huge number of poll officials and counting agents at the counting centres should be avoided in view of the surge of Covid infections, he said.

- Yadav had challenged an Allahabad High Court order allowing panchayat elections to continue in the state.

-His lawyer Alam said there should be adequate safeguards as the counting process will go on for a couple of days. Over 60 crore ballot papers were printed and have to be counted, he pointed out.

-He also referred to a note from the UP primary teachers association saying more than 700 people had lost their lives during the polls.

- Appearing for the UP SEC, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati said directions have been issued from time to time and senior officials have been given the responsibility for maintaining Covid appropriate behaviour.

- She gave an assurance that there would be strict compliance of Covid appropriate behaviour at the counting centres and the counting would be done in shifts so there are no congregations at any particular time.

- She said they had to make a choice between the "devil and the deep sea", and added that panchayat bodies have also been effective in containing the surge of COVID-19 during the first wave last year.

- On Friday, the top court had sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government and the SEC on Yadav's plea.

- Uttar Pradesh has been reporting a massive surge in fresh COVID-19 cases. Polling for the four-phased panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh ended on April 29.

- The State Election Commission (SEC) has announced that action would be initiated under the Calamity Management Act, 2005, against anyone found violating the Covid safety norms during counting of votes for panchayat elections on May 2.

- The SEC also announced a complete ban on victory processions by the candidates and their supporters. It had also made it mandatory for the candidates to submit the list of counting agents to the district electoral officers by Friday evening.

- State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar has issued a slew of directives that include negative RT-PCR or rapid antigen test report - conducted 48 hours before the counting - by the candidates or their representatives attending the counting.

- The announcement came two days after the Allahabad High Court pulled up the poll panel over deaths of 135 teachers who were deployed on poll duty during the four-phase panchayat election.

- The commission said that the district administration will ensure no crowding takes place at the place of counting.

- It also banned entry of persons not wearing masks and having symptoms like fever, cold and cough at the place of counting of votes.

- Kumar said that all persons will be subjected to thermal scanning and proper sanitization before being allowed entry at the counting hall.

- A medical help desk will be set up in all counting centres to deal with emergencies, if any.