Duties of Micro Observer in elections | English | Election Commission of India.

Описание: Micro Observer (MO) is a special job profile created under the guidelines of ECI. The
responsibilities and tasks assigned to MO revolve around reporting deviations in the
polling process from the assigned polling station to the General Observer of the
constituency. MOs are appointed in the sensitive polling areas identified in vulnerability
mapping.
The duties of the MO are restricted to the days of polling. The MO needs to observe the
overall election process of the polling booth/s assigned to him. For performing his duties
well, he needs to understand the roles and responsibilities of official machinery of
polling booth. The MOs will be trained for the election process, guidelines and
instructions, polling materials like EVMs and electoral roll etc. The MO can be assigned
one or more than one polling area so he has to visit all the polling booth assigned to him
to observe if the polling procedure is performed according to the guidelines of the ECI.
He has to report to the General Observer from time to time and keep him updated
about the status of the polling booth. He also has to observe the complaints made to
him by the polling agents, election agents and electors during the poll and understand
the seriousness and nature of the complaints.
The MO is also assigned the responsibility of observing the procedures related to
electoral roll. He also needs to be present at the time of mock polls to observe the
presence of various officials and polling parties and if it has been carried out as per
prescribed procedures. The MOs will be provided with the transport as well as food
facility. Not only that in case if he needs to reach the polling station on the previous day,
he is provided with the accommodation facility also. The MO is authorized to enter and