Compensation must at least be Rs one crore for death of polling officers due to Covid: Allahabad HC The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday said that the amount of compensation for polling officers, who died due to Covid-19 during UP Panchayat elections, must at least be Rs one crore. advertisement Uttar Pradesh held panchayat polls in four phases ending April 29. (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday observed that the amount of compensation for polling officers, who died due to Covid-19 during Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh, is very less and the compensation must at least be to the tune of Rs one crore.