india election 2014-counting duty-duty of micro observers

WELCOME

GENERAL ELECTION 2014

COUNTING OF VOTES.

WELCOME

GENERAL ELECTION 2014

MICRO OBSERVERS.

Election Procedures.The art of drawing without an eraser.

a. Constitution of Indiab. Representation of Peoples Act, 1950

c. Representation of Peoples Act, 1951

d. Conduct of Election Rules, 1961

e. Election Symbols (Reservation and allotment) order 1968

f. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order

g. Indian Penal Code 1860

HOLY BOOKS OF ELECTION.

MICRO OBSERVER.

• Directly under the control and supervision of General Observer.

MICRO OBSERVER.

• Should be present in the counting centre before 6 AM on 16/05/14.

100 mts-Executive Magistrate.

Counting centres

Campus- state Armed Police.

Counting hall- central police force.

3 tier security cordon

MICRO OBSERVER.

• Photo pass.• Appointment letter.

. No mobile phones.

MICRO OBSERVER.

• He is not a member of the COUNTING TEAM. His duty is to observe.

• He is responsible for the purity of counting process on his respective table.

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Clerks to assist

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Counting Assistant for each Table

Counting Supervisor for each Table

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Micro Observer for each Table

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16 MICRO OBSERVERS.• 14 counting tables are in a

counting centre.• One counting supervisor • One counting assistant

& one micro observer in a table.

1 videographer &

counting agents.

Seating of counting staff

Each table• One counting Supervisor• One counting assistant• One Central Govt staff –

Micro observer T1Micro Observer

Counting Asst

Counting supervisor

Counting Agents

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16 MICRO OBSERVERSin a counting centre.•

14 micro observers in

14 counting tables.

2 additional micro observers.

2 ADDITIONAL MICRO OBSERVERS.

1.OBESERVES THE DATA ENTRY PROCESS.

-Compilation of round wise results.

-Ensuring accuracy of 17C data entry.

2. ASSISTS THE OBSER VER.

CHECKING PRINT OUT OF THE

RESULT

PRE PRINTED STATEMENT FOR MICRO OBSERVERS..

1. CONTROL UNIT NUMBER.

2. ROUND NUMBER.

3. TABLE NUMBER.

4. POLLING STATION NUMBER.

5. NAMES OF CANDIDATES.

PRE PRINTED STATEMENT FOR MICRO OBSERVERS..

1. CONTROL UNIT NUMBER.

2. ROUND NUMBER.

3. TABLE NUMBER.

4. POLLING STATION NUMBER.

5. NAMES OF CANDIDATES.

Give Your People a Reason To Remember

Your Name

CANDIDATES..

NAMES OF CANDIDATES..14 KOTTAYAM HPC

1. JOSE K MANI

2. ADV MATHEW T THOMAS.

3. SREENI K JACOB.

4. ADV ANIL AIKARA.

5. N K BIJU.

6. SASIKUTTAN VAKATHANAM.

NAMES OF CANDIDATES..14 KOTTAYAM HPC

7. ROY ARACKAL.

8. JAMES JOSEPH.

9. ADV. NOBLE MATHEW.

10. PRAVEEN K MOHAN.

11. RATHEESH PERUMAL.

12. NOTA.

DUTY OF MICRO OBSERVER.

SUBMIT THE PROFORMA STATEMENT TO THE OBSERVER AFTER COUNTING OF VOTES IN EACH POLLING STATION.

The second additional micro observer will verify each statement with the computer print of results.

CU –IC--BU

Counting agents.

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1. COUNTING SUPERVISORS.2. COUNTING ASSISTANTS.3. PERSONS AUTHORISED BY ECI.4. OBSEVER/MICRO OBSERVER.5. PUBLIC SERVANTS ON DUTY.6. CANDIDATES/ELECTION

AGENTS/COUNTING AGENTS.

PERSONS ALLOWED IN THE COUNTING HALL

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No mobile phones.

Movement restricted.

Should bear id cards.

Counting agents..

Seating Pattern of counting agents

1. Candidates recognized by the National Parties

2. Candidates recognized by the State Parties

3. Candidates recognized by State Parties of other States who have been permitted to use their reserved symbols in the constituency.

4. Candidates of registered unrecognized parties

5. Independent candidates

COUNTING AGENTS

Ask for their co operation.

1. To ensure their presence at 6AM-Mock Poll

2. To ensure the presence of voters at 7AM- starting of poll.

3. To prepare list of dead/absentee/shifted voters.

4. Enforcement of Election law.

Polling Agents.

No Mobiles for polling agents/voters.

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF POLLING OFFICERS

ECI authorised photographer can enter but Prohibited to take photo of the activities inside the voting compartment. .

Mobiles of polling officers should be in silent mode.

No photography/No Video inside PS.

Maintaining SECRECY.

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POLLING DAY --6 AM.

Whether it is the actual evm to be counted ?.

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Whether the seals are tampered ?.

EVM – Counting – post 2006

Open the SEALS of the RESULT Section

Open the Result Section Outer Door

DO NOT OPEN THE INNER DOOR!!

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Whether the total votes in 17C tallies with the votes in the CU ?.

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Cu displays results- properly ….malfunctioning of the evem ?.

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Cu displays results- properly ….malfunctioning of the evem ?.

Ascertaining result - Display

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Display in the cu is visible to the counting agents..?.

YOU OBSERVE

Obtaining signature of the counting agents in the result sheet…?.

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Distribution of the result sheet to the counting agents…?.

New Format 17C

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Starting of counting of votes in a particular round before the declaration of the result of the previous round…?.

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Tallying of results.17C-observers statement-trend-genesys-excel-manual tabulation,

Discrepancy in Random Check

• If any discrepancy is found during random check, then

– Result of each table of that round shall be verified

– Staff who did wrong counting to be removed

– Disciplinary action against the staff

– Results of preceding rounds by such staff would also be checked

– Corrected tabulation sheets prepared if necessary

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• T.J Joseph.• Adhikarathil.• S H Mount.• Kottayam.