GHMC Commissioner and Hyderabad District Election Officer D. Ronald Rose warned the employees deployed as election staff of severe action in case they fail to report for training sessions.
A total 3,820 polling staff have not attended the training, of the 23,500 employees deployed for elections. Two notices have been already issued to them, and in case they still play truant, cases will be booked against them, along with other actions, Mr. Rose said while addressing a media conference on Tuesday about election arrangements for Hyderabad and Secunderabad parliamentary constituencies and Secunderabad Cantonment assembly constituency.
Election notification will be issued on April 18, and nominations will be accepted up to April 25, every day between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. For Hyderabad parliamentary constituency, district Collector Anudeep Durishetty will accept the nominations in the Hyderabad district Collectorate. For Secunderabad, additional Collector Hemant Keshav Patil will accept in the GHMC Secunderabad zonal office, while the CEO, Cantonment will be the returning officer for the Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency.
