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The Election Commission of India is acceptable to name astir 4,000 micro-observers crossed West Bengal to oversee and scrutinise hearings successful the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise, according to sources successful the bureau of the State’s Chief Electoral Officer.
The micro-observers, apt to beryllium appointed from existing Group-B Central authorities employees, are acceptable to enactment alongside the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) crossed 294 Assembly constituencies successful the State, during verification of electors called for hearing.
Sources said that micro-observers would cheque for immoderate discrepancies successful the verification process during hearings, and would study immoderate reddish flags to EROs, AEROs and District Electoral Officers.
Additionally, a caller bundle is besides being developed for the intent of electoral hearings, and is expected to assistance EROs and AEROs to digitally grounds elector details collected during the verification process.
According to sources successful the CEO’s office, the proceeding process is apt to commencement from December 27, aft notices are sent to acrophobic electors. The announcement signifier (issuance, hearings, and verification) volition reason connected February 7, 2026, 7 days earlier the last electoral rotation for West Bengal is published.
As of now, hearings are expected for astir 32 lakh voters successful West Bengal who could not beryllium mapped done aforesaid oregon household members to the 2002 electoral rotation during the enumeration phase. Hearings are besides expected for a conception of the 1.3 crore electors whose enumeration details are presently being reverified for logical discrepancies particularly successful progeny mapping with the 2002 list.
Electors who person notices for hearings would beryllium expected to nutrient 1 oregon much documents mentioned successful the Commission’s guidelines to cement their eligibility arsenic voters. According to the indicative database of documents shared by the Commission earlier, electors tin nutrient their commencement certificates, acquisition certificate, passport, caste certificates etc.
