Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today said elaborate arrangements have been made for counting of votes at all centers across the country. Talking to All India Radio, Sampath said each counting table will have a micro observer to monitor the counting process and after every round the result sheet will be provided to the candidates.

On protecting identity of voters during counting, he said a proposal for use of totalizer during counting is pending with parliament. He said, once it is approved the votes polled in 12 polling stations will be mixed and then it would not be possible for any one to know which candidate got how many votes at a particular polling booth.

He said, providing security in conflict areas and curbing the use of money power and liquor were the major challenges during conduct of this Lok Sabha elections. Sampath said, the Commission conducted the polls in phases because of limited availability central police forces,