Four bereaved families of poll personnel who died performing poll duties in lok sabha election 2024 here in Palamu were given ex gratia relief worth 15L each under the provision of the ECI by Palamu DC Shashi Ranjan today. 

Among the 4 poll personnel who died in election duty this lok sabha election included 2 para teachers, HG jawan and police constable, said the deputy election officer Kanu Ram Naag. 

The bank demand drafts were presented in two sessions because one bereaved family turned up too late. DC Shashi Ranjan gave 3 demand drafts one each of 15L rupees first to 3 bereaved families. 

After hours turned up the fourth bereaved family. DC Shashi Ranjan again showed up and handed over the bank draft worth 15L to this fourth bereaved family. 

Additional collector Kundan Kumar was present during the disbursement of the demand draft to the fourth bereaved family. 

It was the deputy election officer Kanu Ram Naag who went extra miles to have this ex gratia relief to 4 bereaved families otherwise it used to take months and years to get the ex gratia relief. 

Sources said the chief electoral officer Jharkhand K Ravi Kumar too put his best foot forward to arrange this ex gratia relief to 4 bereaved families in the shortest possible time. 

One para teacher died in a road accident while on way to poll training duty. Another para teacher died after the poll training at his house. 

The Home Guard jawan died due to a massive heart attack. 

Constable died in the AIIMS Delhi where he was referred to by the RIMS Ranchi following his injuries that he sustained when a huge tree had fallen on him while he was on poll duties. 

Bereaved families wore a thank you attitude towards the DC and his team for the ex gratia relief.