This is for the first time in a Lok Sabha election that results of voting machines will be matched with slips generated by paper trail machines. The Election Commission (EC) is yet to provide the number of counting centres being set up for Thursday, saying the data is not centrally available. Service voters stood at 18 lakh. These include personnel of the armed forces, central police force personnel and state police personnel who are posted outside their constituencies. Diplomats and support staff posted in Indian embassies abroad are also counted as service voters.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2019 07:31 UTC