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Training for poll officials

BANGALORE: Three Deputy Election Commissioners, R. Bhattacharya, J.P. Prakash and Balakrishnan, arrived here on Tuesday and held meetings with returning officers of 89 Assembly constituencies figuring in the first phase of elections to be held in 11 districts. A training programme was also held for the returning officers.

Sources in the Chief Electoral Office told The Hindu on Tuesday that Mr. Bhattacharya left for Mysore while Mr. Prakash and State Joint Electoral Officer B.V. Kulkarni went to Kolar and Chickballapur districts to provide training to returning officers.

State Chief Electoral Officer M.N. Vidyashankar and Mr. Balakrishnan held meetings with retuning officers of constituencies in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike jurisdiction, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara districts.

The returning officers are senior class one officers of the State Government and have been drafted for poll duty.

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