Lok Sabha election results 2019 live updates: 'PM Modi is a great man and leader for the people of India,' says Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at people on his way to Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Varanasi. He will offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple today and hold a meeting with party workers later today.

Congress leader Ambika Soni said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi's leadership was ''not at all'' questioned at the CWC meeting.  

President of India, on advice of Union Cabinet, has signed the order of dissolving the 16th Lok Sabha.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrive for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

US President Donald Trump on Friday dialed PM Modi and congratulated him on a landslide Lok Sabha polls win.

Tweeting about his conversation with the PM, Trump posted, "Just spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi where I congratulated him on his big political victory. He is a great man and leader for the people of India - they are lucky to have him!"

President of French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, called the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to congratulate him. 

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday mocked the Congress for eyeing the prime minister's post, but ending up with a tally which falls short to even help it get the chair of leader of the opposition.

Rahul Gandhi thanks Wayanad 

Gandhi, who netted 7, 05,034 votes in Wayanad, tweeted in Malayalam saying, "I honour the decision of the people of the country. I congratulate all the winners. I wish to thank all the people of Wayanad who have chosen me as your representative. I also extend my thanks to each and every Congress worker for their hard work and efforts in this election."

Sun has set on term of govt, but its brightness will continue: PM

Moments after President Ram Nath Kovind accepted resignation of the Union Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said while the sun has set on the term of the present government, the brightness of its work will continue to illuminate the lives of people.

Modi likely to visit Varanasi before swearing-in cermony

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to herald a second term after winning the Lok Sabha elections, there is a possibility of his visit to Varanasi before taking oath. Ravindra Jaiswal, Member of Legislative Council (MLC), informed about the possible visit before he takes oath as the prime minister. 

Feel happy to be representing one of the oldest and most vibrant centres of Indian culture, tweets PM Modi. 

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met top Finance Ministry officials including Finance Secretary SC Garg at his residence on the last day of Modi government's first term.

As per Election Commission of India (ECI) BJP has emerged victories in 303 seats while Congress has won 52 seats, out of total 542 Parliamentary constituencies. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and council of ministers have tendered their resignations to President Ram Nath Kovind who accepted them and told Modi to continue till new government assumes office. 

Arun Jaitley is not attending Union Cabinet meeting due to ill health, reported news agency ANI.

King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a telephonic conversation. 

Ivanka Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said exciting times ahead for the wonderful people of India!  

The BJP's stupendous performance in Haryana, where it won all 10 Lok Sabha seats, saw its vote share surge to 58 per cent as compared to 34.7 per cent in 2014. The Congress, which failed to open its account in the state this time, too saw its vote share increase marginally as the state's other major party INLD was virtually wiped out.

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party meet to be held tomorrow, reports news agency ANI. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call on President Ram Nath Kovind later today, reports news agency ANI. 

Karnataka deputy chief minister Parameshwara said that the cabinet reposes "faith and confidence" in the leadership of H D Kumaraswamy. The statement came at the informal Cabinet meeting of the state government in Bengaluru following the Congress-JD(S) alliance election debacle in the state during Lok Sabha elections. 

BJP, NC get 3 seats each in J&K, Mehbooba's PDP routed

The BJP and the National Conference have won three Lok Sabha seats each in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving Mehbooba Mufti's PDP stunned as it could not open its account.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah and Union minister Jitendra Singh were among the prominent faces to make it to the 17th Lok Sabha 

BJD has won 112 seats in the 146 seat Legislative Assembly of Odisha while BJP has won 23 and INC 9. 1 seat each has gone to CPI(M) and an Independent. 

BJP has won 33 seats in the 55 seat Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. JD(U) has won 7, and INC has won 4 and results are awaited from 5 seats.

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha has obtained majority by winning 17 seats in the 32 seat Legislative Assembly of Sikkim. Sikkim Democratic Front has won remaining 15 seats.

Results for 535 Lok Sabha seats have been declared of which 301 have gone to BJP, 52 to INC, 23 to DMK, 22 to Trinamool Congress, 21 to YSR Congress Party, 18 to Shiv Sena, 16 to JD(U), 9 to TRS & BSP, 6 to LJSP, 5 to SP & NCP, 3 to IUML&TD, 2 each to JKNC, SAD & rest to Others.
 

Yogendra Mishra, president of District Congress Committee in Amethi, resigned from the post taking responsibility for the defeat.

Called on respected Advani Ji. The BJP’s successes today are possible because greats like him spent decades building the party and providing a fresh ideological narrative to the people: PM Narendra Modi

Congress Uttar Pradesh chief Raj Babbar sends resignation to Rahul Gandhi.

PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah reach party veteran LK Advani's residence in Delhi.

Congress Working Committee to meet at 11 am on Saturday to discuss the party's performance in Lok Sabha election results 2019.

The BJP has won 299 seats and leading on four others while the Congress has won 52 seats, as per latest the Election trends. 

527 results have been declared of which 298 have gone to BJP, 52 to INC, 23 to DMK, 22 to AITC, 21 to YSR, 18 to Shiv Sena, 16 to JD(U), 9 to TRS & BSP, 6 to LJSP, 5 to SP & NCP, 3 to IUML&TD, 2 each to JKNC, SAD & rest to Others.

BJP's Sambit Patra lost Puri Lok Sabha constituency by over 11,000 votes to BJD's Pinaki Misra.

Sonia Gandhi wins Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat by 167178 votes. Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav won Mainpuri and Azamgarh Lok Sabha parliamentary seats respectively.

US Vice President Mike Pence: Congrats to an American ally & friend PM Narendra Modi, on his party’s win in India’s parliamentary elections! We look forward to continuing to work with India for a freer, safer, & more prosperous region.

Sikkim Assembly elections: Sikkim Democratic Front won 15 seats and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha won 17 seats, out of total 32 assembly constituency seats.

Total tally: BJP wins on 288 seats, leading on 15; Congress wins on 50 seats, leading on 2, out of total 542 Parliamentary constituency seats.

Total results: 500 results have been declared of which 287 have gone to BJP, 50 to INC,22 to DMK, 21 to YSR, 19 to AITC, 17 to Shiv Sena, 16 to JD(U), 9 to TRS & BSP, 6 to LJSP, 5 to SP & NCP, 3 to IUML, 2 each to JKNC, SAD & rest to Others.

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena candidates Arvind Sawant, Gajanan Kirtikar and Rahul Ramesh Shewal win Mumbai South, Mumbai North West and Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha seats respectively.

Maharashtra: BJP candidates Gopal Shetty, Poonam Mahajan and Manoj Kotak win Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central and Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seats respectively.

BJP wins on 202 seats, leading on 101; Congress wins on 39 seats, leading on 13, out of total 542 Parliamentary constituency seats - ANI. 

Kirron Kher set to register 2nd consecutive win from Chandigarh 

BJP nominee and actor-turned-politician Kirron Kher is set to register her second consecutive win from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. She is ahead of her nearest rival Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress by a margin of 46,970 votes.

Union Minister Manoj Sinha lost Ghazipur seat to BSP's Afzal Ansari by margin of over 1.19 lakh votes.  

Sikkim Democratic Front wins on 10 seats, leading on 5; Sikkim Krantikari Morcha wins on 14 seats, leading on 3, out of total 32 assembly seats in the State. 

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election results: BJP wins 23 seats, leading on 7; Congress wins on 3 seats, out of total 47 assembly constituency seats.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said the defeat of LDF in Lok Sabha elections in Kerala was unexpected. 

''Will examine the reasons in detail. The sentiments against the ruling party in Center reflected on the poll. That is why BJP did not get any seat in Kerala. Sentiments against BJP benefited Congress,'' he added. 

Great things in store for the US-India partnership with return of PM Modi: Trump 

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi after BJP's landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls and said ''Great things are in store for US-India Partnership''. 

Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together!

PM Modi thanks Imran Khan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan who congratulated him on his election victory and said, ''I warmly express my gratitude for your good wishes. I have always given primacy to peace and development in our region''. 

Actor-turned-politician and BJP candidate from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol wins by 82,459 votes.

Sonia Gandhi wins from Raebareli

Congress leader and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi wins Raebareli seat defeating BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh.

Mandate to build a new India: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that that BJP had gone to people seeking a mandate to build a new India and they have given their blessings for it. 

This is highest voter turnout Indian has seen, he said and, added the world will have to recognise India's democratic strength. 

Former prime minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda loses from Tumkur (Karnataka) by 13,339 votes. BJP's GS Basavaraj wins from the constituency. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins from Varanasi seat defeating his nearest rival SP's Shalini Yadav by margin of 4,79,505 votes.

Amit Shah delivers victory speech 

BJP president Amit Shah described the party's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections as India's biggest win since independence.

Nation has reposed faith in Modi government, he said and added, Modi is the most popular leader in the world. 
 

Telangana CM's daughter Kavitha loses Nizamabad 

In a huge shock to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, his daughter K. Kavitha was defeated in the election in Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Dharmapuri Arvind of BJP defeated Kavitha of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) by over 66,000 votes.

Kumaraswamy calls informal cabinet meet 

With the Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka facing a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has called an "informal" cabinet meeting on Friday.

The Chief Minister has also convened a JDS legislature party meeting to review the results, party sources said.
 

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu submitted his resignation to the Governor as the Chief Minister of the state after TDP's heavy defeat in assembly elections. YSRCP Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy is all set to form the next government. 

Akhilesh Yadav wins Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency by defeating Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known by his on-screen name Nirahua.
 

Ravi Kishan wins from Gorakhpur

BJP candidate and Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan won the Gorakhpur seat by defeating his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Rambhual Nishad.

Ravi Kishan defeated Nishad by a margin of 3,01,664 votes. Ravi Kishan polled 7,17122 votes, while Nishad got 4,15,458.

Amit Shah registers impressive victory from Gandhinagar

BJP president Amit Shah registered an impressive victory in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat. 

Shah defeated his Congress rival Chavda Chatursinh Javanji by massive 555843 votes, surpassing the earlier record set by party veteran L K Advani. 

Rahul Gandhi registers massive victory in Wayanad 

Rahul Gandhi registered a massive victory in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. 

Amethi, another constituency where he contested, the Congress president was defeated BJP's Smiti Irani. 

Congress president Rahul Gandhi loses Amethi Lok Sabha seat to BJP's Smriti Irani. 

Rahul Gandhi concedes defeat, asks Congress workers not to lose hope

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he respects verdict of the people.

Addressing a press conference as Modi's government returned to power with a thumping majority, Rahul Gandhi said People of India has decided the Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister and ''I respect their verdict''. 

Pragya Thakur of BJP wins Bhopal Lok Sabha seat defeating Congress' Digvijaya Singh.  

I salute every BJP Karyakarta: PM Modi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the every BJP Karyakarta for their determination and perseverance as the party is set for a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections. 

''Thank you India! The faith placed in our alliance is humbling and gives us strength to work even harder to fulfil people's aspirations,'' Modi tweeted. 

Deve Gowda trailing

Former prime minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda is trailing from Tumkur (Karnataka) by 12,387 votes.

Jyotiraditya Scindia loses Guna seat  

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has lost the family bastion Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh to BJP's KP Yadav. 

Guna constituency has been a Congress bastion seat as Jyotiraditya Scindia has been winning from this seat for the past three terms.

Kerala has become an exemplar: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader and party's Thiruvananthapuram candidate Shashi Tharoor said that Kerala has become an exemplar for what the politics of the Congress nationally could be. 

''I just hope we will be able to build from the very disappointing result nationally,'' he added.

Congress candidate Shatrughan Sinha trails by over 1.75 lakh votes from Patna Sahib. Sinha is pitted against Union minister and BJP candidate Ravi Shankar Prasad. 

Union Cabinet and Council of Ministers meeting to be held tomorrow, reported news agency ANI.

Rahul Gandhi leads by massive  8,38,371 votes in Wayanad

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is contesting for the first time from a south Indian constituency Wayanad besides family bastion Amethi, is leading by a massive 8,38,371 votes.

Urmila Matondkar congratulates Gopal Shetty

Urmila Matondkar, Congress candidate from Mumbai North parliamentary constituency congratulated Gopal Shetty who is leading in the constituency. 

''We have noticed discrepancies in EVMs, we have prepared a report on it that we will submit to Election Commission at the end of the day,'' she added. 

BJP supporters celebrated the party's victory in Perth, Australia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

L K Advani  congratulates Modi 

BJP veteran L K Advani congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory. 

"Heartiest congratulations to Narendrabhai Modi for steering BJP towards unprecedented victory in elections. Amitbhai Shah as BJP President & all dedicated workers of the party have put in enormous effort in making sure that BJP's message reaches every voter," the BJP veteran said.

Rahul Gandhi's decisions led to divisions within the Opposition: CPI

Decisions taken by Rahul Gandhi led to divisions within the opposition, CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan said and asserted that the policies of the Congress scion opened the doors for Narendra Modi's victory. 

NDA leads in 38 out of 40 seats in Bihar; oppn set for decimation

The BJP-led NDA is all set for a stupendous victory in Bihar, surging ahead of its rivals in 38 out of 40 seats and it may turn out to be the best performance for any political formation in the state, in decades, if the trends are translated into results.

Chinese President Xi congratulates PM Modi on election win

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday on his election victory and vowed to work with him to take the bilateral ties to a new height.

This is India's victory, says Amit Shah

This is India's victory; this is the win of people's confidence in PM Narendra Modi's leadership, said BJP president Amit Shah. 

Results India's mandate against opposition's lies, personal attacks, disinformation; people rejected dynasty, casteism, appeasement, he added. 

Together we will build a strong and inclusive India, tweets PM Modi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that together ''we will build a strong and inclusive India''.  

As per latest trends available for the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 294 while INC is leading in 52, DMK in 22, AITC in 23, YSRC in 23, Shiv Sena in 19, JDU in 15, BJD in 15 and BSP in 12 constituencies.

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Celebrations outside BJP office in Mumbai.

Cheering to the slogans like 'Modi once again', 'Har Har Modi' and 'Vande Mataram', hundreds of BJP supporters burst into celebrations at the party office in Rajasthan's Jaipur on Thursday as the Narendra Modi-led government appeared set to stage a thumping comeback.

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As per latest trends available for all the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 292 while INC is leading in 51, DMK in 22, AITC in 24, YSRC in 25, Shiv Sena in 20, JDU in 16, BJD in 14 and BSP in 11 constituencies.

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leading on 24 seats, BJP leading on 17 seats and Congress on 1 seat; total seats 42.

Maharashtra election results

Baramati constituency:

Supriya Sule (NCP) — 209119

Kanchan Rahul Kool (BJP) — 178443

Pune Constituency:

Girish Bhalchandra Bapat (BJP) — 60748

Mohan Joshi (Congress) — 26934

Shirur Constituency:
 
Adhalrao Patil (Shivsena) — 159500    

Amol Ramsing Kolhe (NCP) — 172345

Maval Constituency: 

Parth Pawar (NCP) — 204476

Shrirang Barne (Shivsena) — 290584

BJP president Amit Shah leading by over 125000 votes from Gujarat's Gandhinagar.

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AIMIM leads in Maharashtra's Aurangabad seat with 36,152 votes.

BJP's Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore leading in Jaipur Rural

The BJP candidate for the Jaipur Rural seat and Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is leading in Jaipur rural by 65,000 votes, and is followed by Krishna Poonia from Congress. Rathore had bagged 2014 elections by 3,32,896 votes.

Video: BJP's Delhi unit in celebratory mood; confident of imminent victory

Uttar Pradesh: Mahagathbandhan candidates Danish Ali leading from Amroha and Mohammad Azam Khan leading from Rampur; BJP's Akshaibar Lal leading from Bahraich.

Uttar Pradesh: BJP candidate and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi trailing from Sultanpur, Sonia Gandhi leading from Rae Bareli. Varun Gandhi leading from Pilibhit.

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Misa Bharti leading in Bihar, Sambit Patra is trailing in Puri

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading in Patna Sahib constituency. RJD's Misa Bharti is leading and Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav is trailing in Pataliputra. Bharatiya Janata Party's Sambit Patra is trailing in Puri.

BJP's Tejasvi Surya leading from Bengaluru South and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge trailing from Gulbarga.

BJP candidates currently in the lead are: 

Amit Shah (Gandhinagar)
Hema Malini (Mathura)
Gautam Gambhir (East Delhi) 
Sadhvi Pragya Thakur (Bhopal)

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BJP leader Giriraj Singh leading from Bihar's Begusarai over CPI's Kanhaiya Kumar.

EC official data now has BJP in the lead in 110 seats. Congress ahead in 38.

Here are the top leads and trails:

Rahul Gandhi leads in Wayanad; trails in Amethi

Smriti Irani leads in Amethi

Amit Shah leads in Gandhinagar

Digvijaya Singh leads in Bhopal; Sadhvi Pragya trails

Babul Supriyo leads in Asansol

Video: The result for BJP will be better than last year, says BJP MP Harsh Vardhan

Shashi Tharoor leads in Thiruvananthapuram. Sonia Gandhi leading in Rae Bareli, Meenakshi Lekhi in New Delhi. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is ahead in Jaipur Rural. 

Rahul Gandhi trailing on Amethi seat against BJP's Smriti Irani

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is right now trailing from Congress party's bastion Amethi. BJP's Smriti Irani is leading here as per the latest trends. This could be a huge blow for the Congress.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Leading in Wayanad

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who decided to contest from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, is leading from the southern seat. 

Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh leading in Karnataka's Mandya

Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of the late film star and former Union minister MH Ambareesh, is leading from Mandya, from where HD Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil of the Janata Dal (Secular) fought polls.

Trends show that BJP-led NDA is leading on 28 seats while the Congress-led UPA is ahead on 9 seats.

BJP+ opens an early lead, is ahead in 17 seats. Congress+ is ahead in five. 

Rajnath Singh takes early lead in Lucknow against SP's Poonam Sinha.

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur leading from Bhopal, PM Modi ahead from Varanasi.

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is leading from Bhopal seat.

Early trends show BJP leading in 6 seats.

Counting of votes for Lok Sabha polls begins across 542 constituencies

Counting of votes for Lok Sabha polls has begun across 542 constituencies, capping a nearly two-month-long election process which witnessed high-octane campaigning.

By the end of the day, perhaps even earlier, India will have its say on who will administer the country for the next five years.

All exit polls have predicted that the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to power. If that happens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the face of the BJP’s campaign, will win a second term in office.

BJP's star candidate Tejasvi Surya, who contested the Lok Sabha election from Bangalore South, a seat that the party has held since 1991, said that he is confident of a win. 

Tight security outside a counting centre in Bengaluru; counting of votes to begin at 8 am.

Lok Sabha election 2019 kicked off on March 11 when the Election Commission of India announced the schedule. Voting was held in seven phases on April 11, 18, 23, 29, May 6, 12 and 19. The results of the mega electoral exercise will be declared on after the counting of votes on May 23. Over 67.11 crore voters exercised their right to vote. 

Visuals from outside a counting centre in Bhopal. (ANI Photo)

A member of Central Reserve Police Force stands guard at a vote counting centre in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
 

This is the first time that results of voting machines will be matched with slips generated by paper trail machines. The exercise will take place in five polling stations selected at random per Assembly segment. This effectively means the EVM-VVPAT matching will take place in 20,600 out of nearly 10.3 lakh polling stations. 

Counting will also take place for four state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The results are expected only by late evening due to tallying of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail slips with the Electronic Voting Machines.

Out of the total 543 Parliamentary seats, elections were held in 542 constituencies as the Election Commission had cancelled polls to the Vellore seat in Tamil Nadu on the grounds of excessive use of money power. The fresh date for elections in Vellore is yet to be announced.
 

A policeman walks past a hoarding outside a vote counting centre in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)

Election staff members work on their computers in a vote counting centre in Ahmedabad. (Reuters Photo) 

A member of Central Industrial Security Force keeps guard inside a vote counting centre in Ahmedabad. (Reuters Photo) 

Nation's next government to be decided as counting of votes to take place today

The final result of the mega electoral exercise to elect the world's largest democracy will be announced today. Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will begin at 8 am tomorrow and the clear picture of who will lead the nation for the next five years will emerge in the evening.

Home Ministry alerts state authorities of possible violence on counting day

The Ministry has asked state authorities to maintain law and order, peace and public tranquillity, news agency ANI reported. 

The authorities have further been asked to take adequate measures for the security of strong rooms and venues of counting of votes. 

This is in the wake of calls given and statements made in various quarters for inciting violence and causing disruption on the day of the counting of votes.