Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 -- As votes for the Kerala assembly elections will be counted on Monday, the chief electoral officer Rathan U Kelkar on Sunday said that all arrangements are in place for the smooth counting across 140 centres in 43 locations.

15,465 officials including 140 returning officers (ROs), 1340 additional assistant ROs, 4208 micro observers, 4208 counting supervisors, and 5563 counting assistants will be deployed, officials said. 32,301 police personnel across the state will also be deployed to maintain law and order and prevent violence.

Tentative polling figures stood at 79.70% after factoring in the postal ballots received so far, Kelkar said. Of the 53,984 postal ballots issued to service voters, 20,028 ballots ha...