Updated: A total of 408 staff will be involved in the counting on May 2 Share Article AAA Precaution: Election officials, who will be involved in counting of votes, waiting to undergo the swab test for COVID-19 in Salem on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E A total of 408 staff will be involved in the counting on May 2 A total of 700 police personnel will be posted at the two counting centres during counting of votes on May 2, said Superintendent of Police P. Thangadurai here on Wednesday. Counting of votes polled in the constituencies of Erode (East), Erode (West), Perundurai, Modakkurichi, Anthiyur and Bhavani would be take up at the Institute of Road and Transport Technology at Chithode, while votes polled in the constituencies of Gobichettipalayam and Bhavanisagar would be counted at Gobi Arts and Science College at Gobichettipalayam. A total of 408 staff would be involved in the counting on Sunday. Currently, all the electronic voting machines and VVPATs were kept in strong rooms and sealed and three-tier security is in place at the two centres. Also, surveillance cameras were installed to monitor the strong rooms.