Action against 70 officials for skipping election training in Lucknow

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Departmental action has been initiated by 70 officials who didn't turn up for the training of presiding and polling officers held here. The District Magistrate Surya Pal Gangwar has taken action against all these officials.

On Monday, Gangwar who took stock for the first day of the training session informed the respective departments to take strict action against these officials under the relevant sections of the Representation of the People Act.

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The training included the provision of a comprehensive understanding of the polling process and the guidelines that need to be followed for holding free and fair elections.

Gangwar also noted that a total of 3,200 officials are to be trained. "There are two batches of officials being trained in two shifts. Each shift has around 1,600 officials.

We had previously issued warning to the officials that attendance is a must because, during these training, officials will learn several strategies to mitigate issues that may arise on the day of polling," Gangwar noted.

Additionally, the officials were made aware of the operating of EVMs and VVPATs. They were also informed about the procedure to be carried in case the EVMs appear to be damaged.

(With IANS Inputs)