JALANDHAR
District Election Officer-Cum-Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal on Sunday interacted with the poll personnel at different locations of training and rehearsal sites to motivate them for election duty besides giving them tips on how to perform their duty diligently and without any glitch.
Interacting with the poll staff at APJ College of Fine Arts, the DEO said that to ensure the seamless accomplishment of this gigantic task of elections, all of us should perform our duties meticulously and diligently so that the entire operation could be completed without any hindrance.
He also emphasized the need that all should be aware in advance of their duty and responsibilities besides being fully aware of the operation of the electronic voting machines as well as taking prompt action in case of any technical snags. During the rehearsal, the election staff was also imparted hands-on training on the EVMs.
Accompanied by the ARO Dr. Jai Inder Singh, Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal said that the administration was duty-bound to facilitate poll staff engaged to carry out this significant duty as elaborate arrangements were already put in place across all polling stations for their convenience.
He highlighted that one of the unique features of this rehearsal was that QR codes were provided to poll staff as they were able to scan these codes to know about the rooms allotted to them to ensure smooth and hassle-free conduct of the entire rehearsal. The poll staff did not have to inquire about the room allotment as they got the information about the entire sitting plan just by scanning this code.
Pertinently, on Sunday there were 09 locations in the district to conduct this rehearsal given Lok Sabha Elections 2024 wherein massive arrangements were made to impart training to over 10,000 poll personnel.
These locations included Government Girls Senior Secondary School Phillaur for Phillaur Constituency, Guru Nanak National College Nakodar for Nakodar, Government College Shahkot for Shahkot, Lyallpur Khalsa College Women Cantt Road for Kartarpur, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Government Co-Education College Buta Mandi for Jalandhar West, ApeeJay Institute of Management and Engineering RamaMandi for Jalandhar Central, DAVIET for Jalandhar North, GNDU College Ladowali Road for Jalandhar Cantt, and KMV Sanskriti School Tanda Road Jalandhar for Adampur Assembly Segment.
Earlier, sharing their experience about the rehearsal, the poll staff lauded the district administration for their meticulous arrangements at the training venue.
Rakesh Kumar, Inspector Excise Department said that the rehearsal was held professionally as the poll staff has received hands-on training on the EVMs. Likewise, the unique initiative of QR codes has ensured ease to all the employees.
He added that they got the information about their rooms just by scanning the QR codes. Another employee while highlighting the QR code system said that all the arrangements were top-class, and no hassle was felt by the poll staff at all.