An orientation programme of officials and employees on electoral duty for upcoming assembly polls was held at Government Higher Secondary School on Thursday.
In two shifts of training programme, batches of 1,000 officials and employees were trained.
The officials and employees were also apprised of the working of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) through conducting of a mock poll.
Master Trainer RP Mishra informed the officials and employees that this time VVPAT would also be used along with EVMs. The voters would be assured thus after getting proof that the candidate they have voted had actually got the vote, he informed.
A slip would be on display in VVPAT machine for 7 seconds and will automatically go inside the machine which the voters would see and get assured about the candidate they have voted for, he informed.
Master trainers thoroughly explained the theoretical and practical aspects of entire electoral process. They also explained in detail the jobs for different officials and employees engaged in electoral work including Voting Team Officer no 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
It was apprised in the orientation programme that the control unit to be used for polling would of M-3 generation and 24 ballot units could be linked to it. Functions of various buttons of EVM and VVPAT were also informed in the programme.