JALANDHAR -
To ensure that the Counting staff performs their duty efficiently during the counting of votes for the Jalandhar Parliamentary Constituency on June 4, the district administration today organized a training program for the counting staff at the CT Institute campus.
The Deputy Commissioner cum District Election Officer Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal said that during the training the concerned Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) and Master trainers of the various assembly segments apprised the staff about the key points involving the counting of votes.
He said that the staff was informed about the method of counting votes from the Electronic Voting Machines. He said that the counting of votes would be held at the office of the Director of Land Records in the presence of the representatives of the political parties and candidates.
DEO said that the counting of votes would take place on June 4 and a large number of employees will carry out this mammoth exercise.
The counting staff would be divided into different teams on each table in every assembly segment. The DEO said that no stone would be left unturned to ensure that the counting was held peacefully and transparently.
Dr. Aggarwal said that elaborate arrangements would be made by the district administration to ensure that the counting for the Lok Sabha polls was held smoothly and, in a hassle-free manner. He reiterated that election duty was a national service and that everyone should perform it diligently.