Before commencing of polling at every booth a mock-poll would be conducted by every polling party about 75 minutes before voters start casting their votes.
The mock-poll shall be conducted in presence of polling agent and in case polling agent is not present then also mock-poll would be conducted. This was informed to master trainers in a training session held in district Collectorate on Sunday. Notably State assembly elections are scheduled by the end of this year and these master trainers will impart training to polling parties in their respective areas to ensure minimum error during the election.
The master trainers were informed that if during polling any kind of malfunctioning is found in EVM (electronic voting machine) then presiding officers must have to quickly report the matter to zonal officer. After the EVM is replaced the mock poll process will be repeated before resuming of voting. During mock poll the polling officers will have to caste vote on every candidate and show voters that all the buttons in EVM are functioning properly.
The presiding officer the mock-poll will issue a certificate for zonal officer. The certificate shall also have signatures of polling agents present on the spot. The presiding officer will have to inspect the voters from time to time standing in queue. They will also have to take information of votes casted ever hour by pressing the total button in the EVM.
During the training, master trainers were instructed how to prepare EVM, sealing it, arrangements required in a polling booth. They were also informed how to maintain various documents to be filled during the polling. Masters trainers were informed about postal ballets, proxy votes and tender votes. After the voting is finished the presiding officer will go through the check list and will dispatch the polling team to return the election accessories. Until the election accessories like EVM and documents are returned not polling team would be relived from their duties.
The training session was marked with presence of In-charge Collector Dhananjay Dewangan, Additional Collector MD Kanware and Additional district Magistrate Sanjay Agrawal.