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Declaration of results may get delayed by 5-6 hours: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 20 2019 | 9:46 PM IST

With VVPAT counting to be introduced in this Lok Sabha election, the results on May 23 are likely to get delayed by five to six hours, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh has said.

He said after the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) counting is over, the voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) will be counted as per the Supreme Court guidelines.

Speaking about the assembly constituencies of Delhi, Singh said, "From every assembly constituency, five (VVPATs) will be randomly selected and they will be counted. There is a special VVPAT booth in every counting hall. It will take place in five rounds."

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First Published: May 20 2019 | 9:46 PM IST

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