PTI. "All polling officials are considered as frontline workers and as per the rule, must be vaccinated before the election process starts in West Bengal.
We will commence the inoculation programme for such workers from Monday," he said, quoting PTI.Nearly 4.5 lakh polling officials will be involved in the election process in the state, a source in the chief election office said, mentioned PTI.
All district magistrates have been directed to send the lists of polling officials who will be inoculated first, state health secretary N S Nigam said.He had recently held a virtual meeting with the district magistrates and health officials in this connection, sources in the Health Department said.Elections to the 294-member state assembly will be.