A total of 40 Government employees assigned to poll duty who were found absent in training programme for Doiwala Assembly bypoll have been served notice,” said Additional DM (Revenue and Finance) Pratap Singh Shah on Wednesday. He said that in order to complete Doiwala Assembly bypolls in a free, fair and transparent manner, a training programme was conducted in the Town Hall for employees who have been deputed on election duty for the Assembly bypolls on Wednesday.
Three zonal magistrates, 13 magistrates, 185 presiding officers and 185 polling officers were given training in the presence of Election Commission of India’s appointed observer Om Prakash Bakoria.In his address to election officials during training programme, Bakoria directed them to follow ECI’s guidelines while executing their tasks.The officers were directed to learn all the details about elections and execute their work with honesty. Bakoria further said that the election officials who have been deputed in the polling stations located in far flung areas of the constituency should carry medicine, torch and candles.
The ADM said that in the first day of the training programme, a total of 13 presiding officers and 27 polling officers were found absent. These officers have been served notice and instructed to respond without delay, he added.