As many as 1,020 employees were selected for polling duty in Puthuppally Assembly constituency in the first stage of randomisation held here on Saturday. Of the total officials on duty, 255 will be presiding officers while 255 will be deployed as first polling officers. The remaining 510 officials will be deployed as polling officers. Each of the polling stations has a presiding officer, a first polling officer, and two polling officers.
Through software
An official statement said the randomisation was carried out through an e-posting software named Order. District Collector V. Vigneshwari led the proceedings. Earlier in the day, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul reviewed the preparations for the byelection. Election observers Yugal Kishore Pant, V. Harshavardhan Raju, D. Lashmikanta, Ms. Vigneshwari, Returning Officer Vinod Raj, and Election Deputy Collector N. Subramanian were present.
