INDIA ELECTION 2014-COUNTING DUTY-DUTY OF MICRO OBSERVERS.-PPT UPLOADED BY T J JOSEPH. ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR PALA- MOB 9447464502

1. WELCOME
GENERAL ELECTION 2014
COUNTING OF VOTES.

2. WELCOME
GENERAL ELECTION 2014
MICRO OBSERVERS.

3. Election Procedures.
The art of drawing
without an eraser.

5. a. Constitution of India
b. 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.

6. MICRO OBSERVER.
• Directly under the control and
supervision of General
Observer.

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

8. 100 mts-Executive Magistrate.
Counting centres
Campus- state Armed Police.
Counting hall- central police force.
3 tier security cordon

9. MICRO OBSERVER.
• Photo pass.
• Appointment letter.
. No mobile phones.

10. 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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EVMs – LAY OUT OF COUNTING HALL
C.S
R.O for AC/
ARO for PC
Clerks to assist
C.A
Black
Board
C.S
C.S C.S
C.S C.S
C.S C.S
C.S C.S
C.SC.S
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C.AC.AC.AC.AC.AC.AC.A
C.AC.AC.AC.AC.AC.A
C.S=Counting Supervisor; C.A. = Counting Assistant
Candidates/
Agents
CountingAgentsofcandidates
CountingAgentsofcandidates
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COUNTING STAFF IN EACH TABLE
RO/ OBS
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CountingAgents
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CA
CS
Counting Assistant
for each Table
Counting Supervisor for
each Table
MO
Micro Observer for
each Table
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13. 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.

14. Seating of counting staff
Each table
• One counting Supervisor
• One counting assistant
• One Central Govt staff –
Micro observer T1
Micro Observer
Counting Asst
Counting
supervisor
Counting Agents
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15. 16 MICRO OBSERVERS
in a counting centre.
•
14 micro observers in
14 counting tables.
2 additional micro observers.

16. 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

17. PRE PRINTED STATEMENT FOR
MICRO OBSERVERS..
1. CONTROL UNIT NUMBER.
2. ROUND NUMBER.
3. TABLE NUMBER.
4. POLLING STATION NUMBER.
5. NAMES OF CANDIDATES.

18. PRE PRINTED STATEMENT FOR
MICRO OBSERVERS..
1. CONTROL UNIT NUMBER.
2. ROUND NUMBER.
3. TABLE NUMBER.
4. POLLING STATION NUMBER.
5. NAMES OF CANDIDATES.

19. Give Your People a
Reason To Remember
Your Name
CANDIDATES..

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. CU –IC--BU

24. Counting agents.

25. 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

27. .
No mobile phones.
Movement restricted.
Should bear id cards.
Counting agents..

28. 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

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. .
POLLING DAY --6 AM.

32. Whether it is
the actual evm
to be counted ?.

33. .
Whether the
seals are
tampered ?.

34. 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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35. .
Whether the total
votes in 17C tallies
with the votes in
the CU ?.

36. .
Cu displays results-
properly
….malfunctioning of
the evem ?.

37. .
Cu displays results-
properly
….malfunctioning of
the evem ?.

38. Ascertaining result - Display
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39. .
Display in the cu is
visible to the
counting agents..?.

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

41. .
Distribution of the
result sheet to the
counting agents…?.

42. New Format 17C
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43. .
Starting of counting of
votes in a particular round
before the declaration of
the result of the previous
round…?.

44. .
Tallying of results.
17C-observers statement-
trend-genesys-excel-manual
tabulation,

45. 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.