Presiding Officer Allowance 2025: This time the amount of money received by presiding and polling officers in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 has been increased. Know how much money and what facilities they will get every day. What is their responsibility in elections?
Presiding Officer, Polling Officer Allowance Bihar: Assembly elections are going to be held in Bihar soon in 2025. Amidst the election preparations, know how much money the Presiding Officers and Polling Officers will get this time? What are their responsibilities during elections? Let us tell you that this time the daily allowance of Presiding Officer and Polling Officer has been increased. According to the Election Commission, earlier the presiding officers used to get Rs 350 per day, but this time it has been increased to Rs 500 per day or a lump sum amount of Rs 2,000. Earlier, the polling officer used to get Rs 250 per day, which has now been increased to Rs 400 per day or Rs 1600 in lump sum.
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What is the work of the presiding officer in elections?
Presiding Officers are the most important part of the election process. They are stationed at the polling station and monitor the entire voting process. Their job is to ensure that voting is equal, fair and smoothly. Talking about main responsibilities, then-
- Ensuring convenience of voters at polling station
- Overseeing the operation of the polling station
- Monitoring the security of EVMs
- Updating Voter List
- This includes reporting any irregularities or irregularities immediately.
What is the work of polling officer in elections?
The work of Polling Officer is also very important in elections. These help in conducting the election process in a fair and fair manner. The polling officer is the main person responsible between the people who vote and the polling station. If we talk about the main duties of a polling officer-
- Preparing polling stations and setting up voting machines or ballot papers.
- Identifying voters who have voted.
- To monitor the voting process and ensure that rules are followed.
- Operating voting machines or ballot papers.
- Keeping votes and documents safe after polling is over.
- Maintaining coordination with election staff and security team.
Other facilities available to Presiding Officers and Polling Officers
The Presiding Officer and Polling Officer will not only get daily allowance, but also traveling allowance, food and necessary facilities are provided. This change will not only provide financial benefits to the officials involved in conducting elections, but will also enable them to work with more participation and enthusiasm in the election process.
Bihar Election 2025 Dates and Voter List
The Election Commission has announced the dates for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Voting will continue from 6th and 11th November 2025 and counting of votes and declaration of result will take place on 14th November 2025. Besides, Model Code of Conduct has also come into force. After questions raised by the opposition, the final voter list (SIR) was released on 30 September 2025, in which a total of 7,41,92,357 voters are registered.
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