The election department has issued show-cause notices to 786 polling officials, who are mostly teachers and revenue officials, for not attending the first phase of the election training session that was held on March 24 in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts.
The training sessions for polling personnel, including government teachers and personnel from other government departments, were scheduled on March 24 and on April 7, 16, 18, and polling day (April 19). The show-cause notices have been sent to those who have not explained their absence from the session on March 24.
“We have issued a show-cause notice to those who have not given an explanation for their absence from the first phase of election training. A week will be given from the date of issue of the notice to give their explanation,” said D. Ganesh Moorthy, Chief Educational Officer (CEO), Tiruvannamalai.
