District Election Officer (DEO) Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today took spot inspection of counting centers in the district to finalise arrangements put in place for smooth and transparent conduct of counting process scheduled on 22 December, 2020.On the occasion, the DEO visited Govt Degree College for Boys Baramulla, SKUAST College Wadoora Sopore and ITI Pattan where the counting centers have been established to take the final appraisal of various arrangements put in place for conduct of DDC and ULB election counting.Meanwhile, DEO convened a meeting of various concerned officers wherein he emphasized to ensure that the counting of votes is conducted smoothly.He directed the concerned to ensure adequate heating, lighting and other necessary arrangements so that the staff associated with the process may not face any inconvenience. Moreover, DEO stressed to strictly follow all the requisite COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines to avert any kind of eventuality.During the visit, the DEO was accompanied by SSP Baramulla, Sopore and election Observers besides other concerned officers and officials.