First randomization of employees on polling duty held

Newspunjab

Ludhiana, May 31,2025

The district administration on Saturday conducted the first randomization of polling staff for the upcoming Ludhiana West by-elections, in the presence of District Election Officer Himanshu Jain.

As per an official statement, the randomization process was carried out in the NIC office using dedicated DISE software.

“The aim was to classify more than 1552 employees from centre and state governments, banks, and public sector undertakings, who have been assigned several duties during the polls. The process was conducted as per the guidelines prescribed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure fairness and impartiality in the selection of polling staff” said the statement.

“The randomization process was aimed at assigning duties to the staff for the polling schedule to take place on June 19 at 194 polling stations including two auxilary, under Ludhiana West jurisdiction. The employees have been assigned duties as Presiding Officers (PRO), Assistant PRO, and Polling Officers (PO) during the polling. A separate randomization process will be held for the counting, to be held on June 23.

The District Election Officer reiterated that the district administration was duty-bound to ensure the polling and counting held in transparent ways as per Acts, rules and guidelines of ECI. He stated that the administration had put an elaborate arrangement in place for this purpose.

As many as 194 polling stations including two auxiliary polling stations, across 66 locations have been established to facilitate voting.

Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included ADCs Rohit Gupta, Shikha Bhagat, Election Tehsildar Barjinder Singh Bagga, ADIO Sanjay Sheokand and others.