Aizawl, Nov 29: A five-member delegation of the NGO Coordination Committee (NGOCC) on Tuesday met the Election Commission in New Delhi and demanded that the poll panel move the date of counting of votes from Sunday, December 3.

The NGOCC, an umbrella body of civil society and students’ organisations, however, is very hopeful that the EC would change the date of counting of votes of the Mizoram Assembly elections as it is a Christian majority state and Sunday is a day of prayers for the community.

NGO Coordination Committee Chairman Lalhmachhuana, who is also the president of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) led the delegation, which went to Delhi on Thursday to meet the poll panel as part of its last-ditch effort to convince the ECI to change the vote counting date.

The NGOCC delegation went to Delhi after the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas met with the ECI on this issue earlier.

On December 3, over 4,000 counting personnel would be engaged in the 13 counting centers across the state to count the votes.

Around 40 counting halls would be set up in different districts. All the EVMs are securely placed in the strong rooms in all the 11 district headquarters, officials said.

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