Kolkata, Dec 25 || The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised the micro-observers appointed to supervise the hearing sessions to be especially vigilant about the mismatches in dates of birth (DOBs) in its records and supporting documents furnished by the voters concerned.
Clear instructions were given to the micro-observers during a training programme on Wednesday about their roles in the hearing sessions.
Explaining the matter in detail, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that during the hearing sessions, instances might surface where there might be mismatches between the dates of birth that are in the records of the Commission, with those mentioned in the supporting identity documents provided by the voters during the hearing sessions.
"In such cases, the duty of the micro-observers would be to take note of such date of birth mismatches and report to their higher authorities, so that these cases are subjected to further scrutiny at the end of the hearing session," sources in the CEO's office explained.