Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Training for poll officers on November 30

TNN | Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 06:49 IST



CHENNAI: The first phase of training for election officials involved in the Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency bypoll process will take place on November 30 at the Government Polytechnic College in Washermenpet.

In a statement district election officer D Karthikeyan, said 1,638 state and central government employees would be part of the bypoll process. There are 256 polling booths in RK Nagar constituency. "As many as 307 chief polling booth officers and 307 level-I, II and III officers, and 103 level-IV officers, will be in charge of poll process at the booth level," the statement said.

Following the first training session, three more sessions will be organised on December 8, 16 and 20. "The training will impart information on election rules, ballot box, inking electors' index fingers etc," the statement said. All officials are expected to participate and a failure to attend will result in action being initiated under the Representation of People Act.

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