The Election Commission has deployed 1,100 Central Observers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, as well as the by-elections in 6 states. The Commission stated that among these, 557 are General Observers, 188 are Police Observers, and 366 are Expenditure Observers. While announcing the schedule for the general elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the elections will be conducted in a violence-free and inducement-free manner, so that each voter can cast their vote without fear.
The election body said that the Observers will function as the eyes and ears of the Commission to ensure this objective is met. The Commission has directed that the Observers be stationed in their respective Assembly Constituencies by today. It has also asked the Observers to make their contact details public upon arrival and to specify a fixed time each day for meeting with candidates, political parties, or their representatives, or any member of the public, to hear their election-related grievances.