Micro observers will be deployed on the polling day in 67 critical and vulnerable polling booths in Villupuram district.
According to a press note, these booths have been identified as critical and vulnerable based on past experiences and voting patterns in previous elections. The booths would be monitored by micro observers. The polling would also be streamed live from the vulnerable booths.
The micro observers will be monitoring the mock polls and declaration of results, timing of conducting the mock polls, whether EVMs and VVPATs worked properly, and other activities at the polling stations. They will also monitor whether the documents approved by the Election Commission of India for voting were accepted by the polling officials.