Sivaganga DEO oversees training session for polling officials

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In presumption of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly General Election – 2026, District Election Officer and District Collector K. Porkodi inspected the grooming classes held for a full of 7,288 officials assigned to assorted levels of polling presumption duties and briefed them connected the rules and responsibilities to beryllium followed astatine polling stations.

While briefing connected the rules and duties to beryllium followed astatine polling stations, she stated, “As per the orders of the Election Commission of India, polling for the elections volition beryllium held connected April 23. Accordingly, the archetypal signifier of predetermination grooming was conducted astatine the pursuing locations.”

For Karaikudi Assembly Constituency, 3 locations successful Karaikudi—Maharishi Vidya Mandir Matric Higher Secondary School, RMS. Ramanathan Chettiar Municipal High School, and RMS. Ramanathan Chettiar Municipal Primary School; for Tiruppattur AC - Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal Arts and Science College, Tiruppattur; for Sivaganga AC - Mannar Doraisingam Government Arts and Science College, Sivaganga; for Manamadurai AC - Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Manamadurai.

In these sessions, grooming was imparted by Assembly Constituency-level grooming officers and 140 Zonal Officers to a full of 7,288 officials, including 1,822 Presiding Officers, 1,822 Polling Officers (Level-1), 1,822 Polling Officers (Level-2) and 1,822 Polling Officers (Level-3).

Furthermore, District-level Officers person been appointed to each grooming centre to show the grooming provided to polling presumption officials.

“In this grooming class, applicable forms were provided to the officials deployed for polling presumption duties to facilitate their voting. Instructions regarding casting their postal ballots astatine the District Election Officer / District Collector’s bureau oregon different designated locations were besides communicated,” said Ms. Porkodi.

“Specifically, each duties indispensable beryllium performed strictly wrong the rules prescribed by the Election Commission. The usage of mobile phones wrong polling stations indispensable beryllium avoided. It is noted that due instructions should beryllium provided to polling agents done each recognised governmental parties,” she instructed.

Officials indispensable thoroughly and wholly recognize each grooming instructions and regulations provided successful these classes, she added.

Published - March 29, 2026 08:17 p.m. IST

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