Guj poll: Counting of votes to begin amid tight security

The counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly election began at 37 centres at 8 am.Gujarat Chief Electoral officer P Bharathi said that 182 counting observers, 182 election officers and 494 assistant election officers will be on duty for the counting process. There will be an additional 78 Assistant Election Officers for the counting of votes.In addition, 71 additional Assistant Election Officers have been assigned responsibility for the electronically transmitted postal ballot system.