Chennai, February 27 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Friday that political parties in Tamil Nadu have suggested holding Assembly elections in a single phase, and a decision on this will be taken after considering all the factors.
The Election Commission's decision regarding "phases for elections" will be known once the election schedule is announced, he said, addressing a press conference here.
He praised the recently concluded survey of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu as a model for the country and a great success.
The top election official assured that amenities would be provided at 75,000 polling stations across the state.
Regarding the vote counting exercise, he said that mandatory VVPAT counting would take place, and even after counting is complete, any candidate, upon paying a fee, can match the EVM with the VVPAT within the next 7 days.
Among the new initiatives, one major was that postal ballots would be counted two rounds before the EVM rounds.
