Puducherry Assembly polls | Counting to go on despite many poll officials testing positive Updated: Updated: Puducherry Unified Ministerial Staff Association estimates figure to be above 100 Share Article AAA Tracking the chain: A health worker in PPE suit taking throat swabs of people at the Government Primary Health Centre in Kosapalayam on Friday. | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Puducherry Unified Ministerial Staff Association estimates figure to be above 100 In spite of the setback to its preparations for counting on May 2 with a significant number of polling staff testing positive for COVID-19 over the last few days, the Elections Department is geared to ensure that the process goes on smoothly and declaration of results are on schedule. While exact numbers of polling officials who will miss out on election duty after testing positive are not immediately available, the Puducherry Unified Ministerial Staff Association says that the figure is above 100.