Election code to continue till 27 May midnight: Dwivedi

Amaravati: The state Chief Electoral Officer Gopalakrishna Dwivedi has clarified that the election code will be continued till the midnight of 27 May.

He said the decision has been taken as there is a possibility of repolling even after the counting process is completed. If the results are not clear then the EC will take the decision.

Dwivedi said during the counting process if any malfunction of EVMs take place and if there are any differences in VVPAT slips counting and if the votes difference between the parties is very low in the remaining counting. then they are the possibility of repolling.

CEO Dwivedi has conducted the video conference with the officials of 13 districts over the security arrangements on the counting day.