Assembly elections | Counting halls up by 200% due to COVID norms Updated: Updated: May 01, 2021 20:14 IST Rise in the number of postal ballots has been another reason for increasing the counting halls from 1,002 to 2,364. Share Article AAA A health worker collecting the nasal swab samples of election counting agents to test for Covid-19 at Siliguri college counting centre in West Bengal on April 30. | Photo Credit: AFP Rise in the number of postal ballots has been another reason for increasing the counting halls from 1,002 to 2,364. Starting 8 a.m. on Sunday, the counting of votes for the 822 Assembly seats spread across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will take place at 2,364 counting halls following the COVID-19 protocols, the Election Commission (EC) said on Saturday.