Update...

Folks,

• As per the interactions with ICAI officials, today the Ballot boxes will be opened till 11:00 pm only. 
• Maximum possible boxes they may open till 11:00 pm. After that dinner time and close for today.
• Tomorrow they may start by 11 am.
• As per the interaction with ICAI officials, by 25th December Night First Count will be known.
• This Christmas enjoy the excitement of Southern Region ICAI Election Results live through this blog.

MERRY X'MAS

Let's celebrate together

Chennai Ballot Boxes Tallied...

Folks,

The following table depicts the Chennai Tally with Chennai Ballot Boxes.

Booth No	State		Resident	Non-Resident	Total	CC	RC
S018	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	915	85	1000	414	414
S019	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	917	83	1000	414	414
S020	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	903	97	1000	410	408
S021	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	930	70	1000	426	426
S022	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	918	82	1000	436	435
S023	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	910	90	1000	425	426
S024	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	891	109	1000	386	386
S025	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	899	101	1000	405	405
S026	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	913	87	1000	412	412
S027	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	904	96	1000	401	401
S028	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	902	98	1000	431	431
S029	TN	CHENNAI (MADRAS)	815	79	894	363	363
			10817	1077	11894	4923	4921

The percentage polling is 45.5% in Chennai (Total votes polled / Resident Chennai Voters).

Other Ballot Boxes are also opening.....Dont know till what time ballot boxes will be opened....But box opening is going on ... few contestants and their representatives are here .......in the counting venue. Outside it is 7 degree temperature very chill...spine chilling......inside no mobile signal....only communication is through WI-FI.....

Ballot Opening going on...

Folks,

Chennai ballot boxes tally over.

Hyderabad ballot boxes are opened.

In a few minutes/hours (?) we will know the tally status of Chennai Ballot Boxes. 

Still Waiting...............

Waiting is very chilling here in Sector 62

Statistics says: 

[Out of 9388 voters in Bangalore, 353 are non-resident voters; therefore resident voters are of Bangalore = 9035. Votes polled (assuming all are valid votes) = 2998. Percentage polling = 33.1%]

Bangalore Ballot Boxes Tally over

Folks,

The following is the final tally for Bangalore Booth for 2012 Dec Elections fully tallied with Polling Officers Tally Sheet

Booth No	State	City	Total Voters	CC	RC
S005	KA	BANGALORE	1000	272	273
S006	KA	BANGALORE	1000	298	295
S007	KA	BANGALORE	1000	320	321
S008	KA	BANGALORE	1000	310	311
S009	KA	BANGALORE	1000	326	326
S010	KA	BANGALORE	1100	395	395
S011	KA	BANGALORE	1100	338	338
S012	KA	BANGALORE	1100	381	381
S013	KA	BANGALORE	1088	358	358
				2998	2998

Bangalore Boxes over...Chennai Going on

Folks,

Bangalore boxes are opened. (9 Booths)

Now Chennai boxes are being opened. (12 Booths)

Followed by Coimbatore, Ernakulam and Hyderabad

The count of Bangalore ballots, Chennai ballots booth-wise and date-wise will be announced after tallying with the polling officer's tally sheet.

Can we extrapolate based on 2009 Election Counting:
Last 2009 Elections, same date 24th Dec, 2009 evening Ballot Boxes were opened and the Quota was fixed on 25th December by Afternoon 2 pm. The First Count was known only at 10:30 pm on 25th December 2009.

Will the same magic be repeated this time!!!!!

Let's Hope for the Best that had happened inside the secret chamber

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Ballot Boxes Opening....

Folks,

Ballot Boxes are being opened for the following cities:

Cities: Booth No

Chennai : S017 to S029

Bangalore : S005 to S013 (First Box S005 Already opened)

Hyderabad : S047 to S052

Ernakulam : S063 to S065

 Coimbatore : S034 and S035

The process is to tally the polling officer tally sheet of votes polled with the no of ballot papers inside the box. This process will take a minimum of 3 hours. Let’s hope all the boxes gets tallied. (The phase 1 ballot box opening will get over minimum by 7 pm)

Respectively, for regional and central council tally is made with the polling officer’s tally sheet with ballot papers inside the ballot boxes.

Please Wait..........

Folks,

The wait is over; the ballot boxes will be opened by 4 pm. Validity of 1107 postal votes will be announced.....any moment .

Maybe because of the climate in NOIDA Sector 62, the counting processes seem to be done bit leisurely.

There are two possibilities now, either the entire ballot boxes will be opened in one go; or the ballot boxes of major cities alone will be opened and carried over for tomorrow. Anyhow, ballot boxes on both Regional and Central Council will be opened simultaneously. Let’s wait and watch the upshot…………

Kindly give your comments below.

First Count...The Winning Number

Folks,

• After working out the “quota”, the valid votes are sorted out  and divided into parcels/buckets (and put into respective plastic trays, this time the tray size is quite large because of bigger size ballot paper) according to the candidates serial number for whom the first preference is marked on the respective votes.

FIRST COUNT.....the winning number

• The value of the first preference votes received by each candidate is then counted / worked out and the process is known as the First Count.

• The most important step of the entire counting process, don't miss the excitement ..........follow stage by stage information. If the quota is fixed by today evening...there is more possibility of knowing the first count by today midnight. In that case....the EKADASI starts here at Sector 62....Wait for the SORGAVASAL First Count Results.

Seriously Counting the First Preference???!!!

Quota - Today - 24th DEC

Folks,

Today is the day for fixing the quota. The system of ICAI election counting process for quota fixing is as follows:

1. First Step is to open all the postal ballots received on time (1107 this time) and to determine the invalid postal ballots to find the valid postal ballots
2. Second step is to open all the sealed ballot boxes of central and regional council of 125 polling booths. Booth wise the tally sheet of the polling venue will be checked and tallied with the ballot papers inside the ballot boxes and to determine the invalid ballots to find the valid booth ballots
3. Third step is to add both the valid postal ballots + valid booth ballots = Total valid votes
4. Fourth step is to find the quota. The droop quota (ICAI method) is:

The Droop System Formula :-: (ICAI Method of quota fixing Formula)

Instant-runoff voting (IRV), alternative vote (AV), transferable voting, or preferential voting is an electoral system used to elect a single winner from a field of more than two candidates. It is a form of preferential voting (or ranked choice voting) in which voters rank the candidates in order of preference rather than simply selecting a single candidate. The flowchart for STV counting in diagram given below for ready reference:

Single Transferable Voting - Flowchart