By IANS,
Puducherry : Counting of votes polled in the April 13 elections for the 30-member Puducherry assembly began at 8 a.m. at three centres Friday.
Postal ballots were taken up first. It will be followed by counting of votes logged in the electronic voting machines.
Around 85 percent of the 810,214 electorate voted to elect 30 legislators from 187 candidates in the fray.
The fight is between forces allied with Congress Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam and former Congress chief minister N. Rangasamy, now heading the All India NR Congress (AINRC).
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