Four-day training programme starts for counting personnel in Chirang district

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KOKRAJHAR: The four-day training programme of the counting personnel to be engaged in the counting of votes for 31-Sidli (ST) Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC) under Chirang election district kicked off on Monday at Kajalgaon.

On the first day, the training was held for the supervisors and counting assistants who will be attached with counting of postal ballot papers and ETPBS (Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System) during the counting process under D Kochary, Assistant Director, Handloom and Textile, Chirang and MR Choudhury, Engineer, Sidli Development Block as district-level master trainer and assembly level master trainer.

On April 27, April 28 and April 29, 2021, training will be imparted for the counting supervisors, counting assistants and micro observers. The training will focus on counting the votes from the polled EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines).

Altogether 75 counting personnel including counting supervisors, counting assistants and micro observers were appointed in the district. The training was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Nirmali Baruah, Election Officer Partha Pratim Baruah, Rakhisri Lekharu, Assistant Commissioner and other officials of Chirang district administration.

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