The District Election Office, Nainital, has ordered necessary legal action against two polling personnel who were found absent from EVM training programmes held recently in the district.
Taking a serious note it, District Election Officer (DEO) Nainital, Akshat Gupta, has directed Chief Education Officer and in charge of polling personnel, Nainital, AK Bhoj, to take necessary legal action against the aforesaid polling personnel. The said polling personnel including Ramit Joshi and Praveen Sharma, who work with district plant science research centre, Bhawali and central school, Nainital respectively, have been deployed in election duties, said CEO and in charge polling personnel Bhoj.
Both the candidates were called to attend the EVM training programmes. But they did not turn up till April 20. So the head of the departments of both the candidates have been informed in this regard seeking explanations from these polling personnel, further said Bhoj.
Accordingly, necessary steps would be taken against the said polling personnel, he asserted. At the same time, Bhoj has called upon the polling personnel to discharge their election duties in proper manner and honestly. Carelessness on part of the polling personnel would not be tolerated at any cost and necessary action would be taken against such polling personnel, he asserted.