<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Madhya Pradesh, preparations for the counting of votes have been completed. AIR correspondent reports that counting of votes will start at 8 am in the counting centers set up in 52 district headquarters of the state. Results of counting will be displayed round-wise. First of all, the counting of postal ballots will start from 8 AM. The number of postal ballots in Madhya Pradesh is more than 3 lakh 80 thousand. The postal ballot received by each candidate will be announced immediately after the counting of postal ballots is over. After half an hour the counting of votes recorded in EVM will start.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Two thousand 533 candidates, including 252 women, are in the fray for 230 seats of the state assembly. The Election Commission has instructed all the District Election Officers, Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to strictly follow the security norms in the counting centres.</span></p>