Port Blair, Feb 27: As part of the ensuing Panchayat & Municipal Elections-2022, the Office of the Director, Panchayat and Municipal Elections (DPME) is organising training programmes regularly for the Officials engaged in the conduct of the Elections-2022. Accordingly, today training was organised for the Presiding Officers and Polling Officials of Municipal Elections - 2022 in the auditorium of DBRAIT.

The Master Trainers briefed about the roles and responsibilities of the Presiding Officers and the other officials engaged in Election Duty pertaining to conduct of elections in the UTs. The trainers through a power point presentation enlightened the election personnel on the points such as collection of polling materials, collection of electoral rolls, setting up of polling station, handling of EVM, etc.  

A video on the entire election process was also shown to the trainees on the occasion.