Poll duty orders issued to 1.8 lakh employees

Election duty orders have been issued to around 1.8 lakh employees for duties as Presiding Officers, Assistant Presiding Officers, Polling Officers and Micro Observers. According to the press release issued by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, in addition to this, it is estimated that another one lakh people will be involved in various other election duties including those of web casters, videographers, drivers and cleaners. Special efforts are being made across the State to ensure that all these people are able to vote and participate in the



election also.

While all employees on election duty were issued postal ballots during the Assembly elections, it is expected that a majority of people on election duty will be able to cast their votes using Election Duty Certificates (EDC) this time. EDCs are issued to those people who are voters of the same Parliamentary constituency where they are also on election duty and EDC holders will be permitted to vote at any polling station within the Parliamentary constituency.