Lok Sabha elections 2024: How many temporary jobs have polls created? Experts speak on salary, sectors and more

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PTI that precise number would depend on several factors, including the election's scale, the quantity of polling stations, and the demands of election-related tasks. "However, on our platform, we anticipate at least 9 lakh jobs during the elections," Dungarwal told PTI.

Further adding, he said, “The temporary jobs created during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections encompass a diverse range of roles catering to different aspects of the electoral process," as quoted by the agency. He said some common positions include polling booth officials, election clerks, security personnel, data entry operators, transportation coordinators, and administrative staff, which are crucial for ensuring the smooth functioning of the electoral process and maintaining transparency throughout the elections.

Giving an idea of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the WorkIndia CEO and co-founder said that roles like security personnel, manual jobs accounting saw a significant increase with 86 percent, 82 and 80 percent respectively. Also jobs including, "data entry jobs (64 per cent), back office (70 per cent), delivery, drivers, field sales and retail (65 per cent), content writing (67 per cent) among others.

Another CEO, CIEL HR Director Aditya Narayan Mishra said that over the past six months it is estimated that about 2,00,000 temporary positions emerged as contestants prepare for the upcoming elections. “These roles span various sectors crucial for election preparation such as data analysis, planning, public relations, market survey, media relations, content design, content marketing, social media marketing, AI strategies and project management," he said as quoted by PTI. Further adding, he said, “As the campaigning activities pick up, for a window of 8-13