Election training for polling personnel held at Ukhrul
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, March 29 2019:
The second round of election training for polling personnels of Ukhrul and Kamjong district was held at three different places of Ukhrul town.
DEO, Ukhrul Dr Harmit Singh Pahuja, ahead of the training programme, held an interactive session with all the polling personnels and instructed them to follow and adhere to the election procedures and guidelines in order to avert the complaint or misunderstanding with the polling agents during voting time.
SDOs of Jessami and LM Block Chirom Somorendro, Philip John and SDC Chinkhasain Tunglut attended the training programme as resource persons.
During the training programme, live demonstration of handling EVM and VVPATS during voting time was shown while a typical model of polling booth was also opened at Mini Secretariat office complex, Hamleikhong, Ukhrul for the district voters as part of the public awareness programme and familiarity with the newly introduced voting system for the ensuing Lok Sabha election, 2019 .
Altogether, 279 men, 23 women including the presiding officers attended the second round of election training.
According to a report picked from the DEO office, absentees on the first round of election training were issued show cause notice by DEO office, Ukhrul.