Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer Subrat Sahoo has issued the scheduled for district and state level training programme for the counting officials.
They would be imparted training on different aspects of counting and precautions to be taken while counting of votes.
The counting of votes polled in 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh will be held on May 23 along with rest of the country.
Sahoo said that for May 23 counting, returning officers, assistant returning officers, counting assistant returning officers, master trainee of each assembly constituency and deputy district electoral officers will be imparted training. The one-day training would commence from May 9 at Kanker.
On May 17, all the district electoral officers and deputy district electoral officers will be imparted training at New Rest House auditorium, Raipur.
During the district and assembly wise officers training, they will be taught on how to open the EVMs and VVPATs, how to deal with appointment of counting agents, issuing of final result letter, and certification of winning candidates among other aspects.
The counting supervisor, counting assistant, micro observer, transporting officer of control unit and all other officers and employees will also be imparted training. The second training and observer briefing will be held on May 22.
The first training will begin on May 9 at Kanker where officers of eight assembly constituencies of Kanker, Dhamtari, Kondagaon and Balod districts will participate.