In Himachal Pardesh elaborate arrangements have been made for the counting for the recently held assembly elections. For counting of votes, 68 counting halls have been set up at 59 places across the state. No candidate or agent would be allowed to take mobile phones, I-Pad, laptops, and any other recording device in the counting hall. Our Correspondent reports that Section 144 will be imposed by the district administration as per the order of the election commission in the limited areas of the counting centers.<br />''<br />''Maximum and minimum 14  tables have been placed for ensuring smooth and uninterrupted counting in 68 halls across the state. There will be a separate table for the postal ballots and for scanning electronically transmitted postal ballots connected to computers for counting. <br />''<br />''Chief Electoral Officer, Maneesh Garg,  said a team of returning officers and assistant returning officers have also been deployed to ensure a smooth counting process. He further added that no candidate or any other person will be allowed within a perimeter of 100 meters from the counting centers except those having a valid identity card or pass issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Around 10,000 duty staff, including security personnel, have been deployed for the counting duty in the state tomorrow. <br />''<br />''<br />''<br />