25 peons to be election observers
Saturday February 11, 2012 05:49:51 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Twenty-five
peons at the Directorate of Census Operations here have been
handpicked to be "micro observers" in the fourth round of Uttar
Pradesh assembly elections here Feb 19.
The Directorate of Census Operations office at Indiranagar
received the Election Commission order two days ago, official
sources said Saturday.
Also picked with the 25 peons -- who form Group D government staff
-- are senior gazzetted officers.
The district election office has sent them a training schedule for
Sunday when they will be told how to handle their election related
work.
Of the 300-odd employees at the Directorate, 143 have been picked
for election duty.
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