Chennai, May 3 -- Tight security arrangements have been put in place across key vote-counting centres in Chennai as officials prepare for the counting of votes on Monday. Authorities have deployed a multi-tier security system to ensure a smooth, transparent, and disturbance-free counting process.

Prominent counting centres such as Loyola College, Queen Mary's College, and Anna University are under intense surveillance, with heavy police presence and strict access control measures in effect.

Security has been strengthened with a three-layer arrangement to regulate movement and maintain order at the venues.

At the outer perimeter, barricades have been erected up to 100 metres from the counting centres. Only authorised personnel are being...