ICAI - ELECTIONS 2021 - Results

Friday, December 17, 2021

# 4 Counting Venue - Day 1 (Dec 16th) Conclusion - Day 2 (Dec 17th) Start

Counting Update # 21

All 32 (satellite ballot boxes) were opened and tallied and ballot papers of other regions were dispatched yesterday to respective regional offices counting venue. Similarly Southern Region ballot papers are dispatched from respective regional offices to ICAI Bhawan, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai

Day 2 Counting Process

1. Today 438 (ballot boxes) are to be opened and tallied with votes polled.

2. Postal Ballots 722 opened and checked for contents. Today Validation of Postal Ballots will be done.

Expectation Today from Counting Venue: 438 Ballot Boxes opened and tallied with votes polled and Validation of Postal Ballots may be completed. {Voters, Supporters of Candidates and Candidates mind voice: Today we will know the QUOTA}

Candidates and / or their representatives present in counting venue yesterday (Day 1):

Central Council Candidates - Serial No: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11

Representative of Central Council Candidates - Serial No: 4, 13

Regional Council Candidates - Serial No: 1, 11, 12, 32, 34

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Members in Service - Year wise Voting - 2021 Comparison with 2018

Election - update # 20

The average Voting Percentage is 26.7% for members in Industry

Members in service enrolled during 2021 were 1,453 out of which 629 have polled clocking 43.3% maximum voting percentage

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# 3 From Counting Venue - Evening 6 pm

Counting Update # 19

Out of 32 (satellite ballot boxes) + 438 (ballot boxes); so far 24 satellite ballot boxes are opened and tallied with voted polled.

Remaining 8 + 438 ballot boxes are yet to be opened and tallied

Maximum Postal Ballots 722 was received in Southern Region only. Other Regions (west, east, north and central) 200 to 300 postal ballots were only received

Postal ballots valid votes will be announced tomorrow

Candidates present in counting venue: Central Council - 3 nos; Regional Council - 4 nos

Counting Theme: Slow & Steady ...........

By today satellite ballot boxes will be opened and tallied. Tomorrow 438 ballot boxes will be opened and tallied

What is a Satellite Polling Booth? - # 2 From the Counting Venue

Counting Update # 18

Satellite Polling Booth refers to any of the 171 Polling Booths in Southern Region where the members of other region may exercise his/her voting rights by casting vote in that booth.

There are 32 such Satellite Polling Booths in Southern Region.

Since anywhere voting is first time implemented, tallying the votes casted in satellite polling booth has taken additional time for the officers present in Counting

The list of 32 satellite booths are given below:

1) S005 AMALAPURAM

2) S009 BALLARI

3) S010 BELAGAVI

4) S19 BENGALURU ICAI BHAWAN

5) S029 CHENNAI ICAI BHAWAN

6) S050 COIMBATORE

7) S053 DHARWAD

8) S059 GUNTUR

9) S062 HOSPETE

10) S063 HOSUR

11) S064 HUBBALLI

12) S073 HYDERABAD

13) S075 IRINJALAKUDA

14) S079 KANCHEEPURAM

15) S086 KATTAPPANNA

16) S088 KOCHI

17) S090 KOLLAM

18) S094 KOTTAYAM

19) S095 KOZHIKODE

20) S105 MANGALURU

21) S111 MYSORE

22) S112 NAGERCOIL

23) S128 PUDUCHERRY

24) S131 RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM

25) S145 TRIVANDRUM

26) S151 TIRUPATI

27) S158 TUMAKURU

28) S161 UDUPI

29) S162 VELLORE

30) S168 VISAKHAPATNAM

31) S169 VIZIANAGARAM

32) S101 MADURAI

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# 1 From the Counting Venue

Counting Update # 17

No of Postal Ballots Received on time (10th December 2021) = 722

Postal Ballots are opened and verification process going on

No of Polling Booths = 171

No of Ballot Boxes = 171 x 2 = 342

Anywhere Voting: Other Regions Ballot Boxes are opened and ballots are reconciled with polled data (where other region voters voted in Southern Region)

Two Central Council contestants and Three regional council contestants are present. Others present are representatives of the contestants

Only one representative of the contestants are allowed to enter the counting venue

Mobile phones and Laptops are allowed inside the counting venue

Southern Region Ballot Boxes will be opened ONLY after other regions ballot boxes are opened and reconciled

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Ballot Boxes Opening Today - Step-by-Step Process

Election Update # 16

ICAI Elections 2021 - Ballot Counting Process - Step-by-Step

Step 1: Opening the ballot boxes which is safely kept in counting venue transported from 171 polling booths across Southern Region

Step 2: Reconcile the count of ballot papers after opening the ballot boxes with the polled count and then verifying the valid ballots

Step 3: This election year other Regional constituency polling were allowed in Southern Region Polling Booths. Such Ballot papers will be first tallied with polled count and sent today to respective counting venue of regional offices of ICAI

Step 4: Opening the Postal ballot from the postal covers received till 10th December 2021 and verifying validity

The above steps probably be completed by the end of the day (16th December 2021)

Step 5: The valid ballots (after excluding the invalid votes) from Polling and valid ballots (after excluding the invalid votes) from Postal will be added together along with tendered votes if any to arrive at Total Valid Votes cast (for Central Council and Regional Council Separately)

Step 6: Before going to next step; polling officer will give an opportunity to the candidates present / representatives of the candidates present to go-through the invalid votes (of-course without touching it)