भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 10th June, 2026 20 Jyaistha, 1948 (Saka) No. : 38
Office of the
Chief Electoral Officer, Secretariat,
Daman.
No. 04-2015/DMN/Election/Roll Obs/2015/245
Dated: 08/06/2026
O R D E R
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India, the Election
Commission of India hereby appoints Shri Marathe Onkar Gopal, IAS (AGMUT: 2021) as Electoral
Roll Observer in connection with the work related to Special Intensive Review of the Photo Electoral
Rolls with reference to 01-07-2026 as the qualifying date, in the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu.
1. You will be an observer for the following Districts as indicated below:
Name of State/UT
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Name of the District(S)
1. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
2. Daman
3. Diu
Schedule of Visits
Electoral Roll Observer must visit each district under their
charge at least three times during the entire period of
Special Intensive Revision: -
o 1st visit - during the receipt of claims and
Objections/Notice Phase.
o 2nd visit – during the period of disposal of claims
& objections/ Notice Phase by the EROs.
o 3rd visit – at the time of verification of the working
copy by the BLOs/ printing of supplements, and
final publication of the roll.
2. This allocation is subject to change if the situation so warrants. Under section 13CC of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950, you will be deemed to be on deputation to the Election
Commission of India during the period & work as Roll Observer to the Election Commission
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
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and shall remain subject to the control, superintendence and direction of the Election
Commission.
3. As Roll Observer you will visit the areas of the district assigned to you at least three times
during the period of Special Intensive Revision. The three minimum visits will be during the
following periods:
a. First visit will be during the period of receipt of claims and objections/ Notice Phase.
b. Second Visit will be during the period of disposal of claims and objections/ Notice
Phase by the EROs
c. Third Visit will be at the time of Verification of the working copy by the
BLOs/Printing of supplements and final publication of the rolls.
Further visit should be considered whenever it is felt necessary.
During the visit you should not limit yourself to the District Headquarters only.
Visits to some polling station areas and actual interaction with some of the field officials like AERO,
BLO etc. will be necessary to obtain a firsthand experience of the actual position in the field. Interaction
with the local public/electors may also be considered separately wherever required.
Visits to the field may be selected as per analysis of formats 1-8, determining the areas which may
require corrective action.
You should also meet the representatives of the recognized political parties in each of the districts
allotted to you, to understand their concerns regarding the electoral rolls and for appropriate corrective
action accordingly.
You should also fix a suitable date for a meeting with the public after ensuring that the date and time of
the meeting has been widely publicized.
4. As observer of the commission, you are entitled for TA/DA as admissible on tour. You will
draw TA/DA from your Ministry/Department/Office. The expenditure will be debitable to the
Budget grant of your Ministry/Department/Office. You are also entitled to travel by air by
any schedule commercial flight of any Airlines. However, when you travel by train, it shall
be as per your entitled class.
5. You will report to the office of Chief Electoral Officer, U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu on 15/06/2026 immediately for briefing and directions in the matter. You will
also be informed about any further visits that may be required separately from time to time as
per directions of the Commission.
6. During your duty as Roll Observer, you will send reports to the Commission through the CEO,
after each visit.
7. You are also directed that no appreciation letter of any kind will be issued by you to the ERO
or to any other election related official while you are working as an observer of the Election
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Commission of India. If the observer is of the view that any election-related official needs to
be appreciated, they should send their proposal to the Election Commission, giving full
reasons.
8. A copy of each of the instructions and checklist for all 3 visits by Roll Observer is enclosed.
This issue with the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer, UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu, Daman vide dairy No.1543377 Dated 08/06/2026.
Sd/–
(Ashish Mohan)
Additional Chief Electoral Officer,
UT of DNH & DD,
Daman
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