CEO tells West Bengal BLOs to re-verify forms, delete dead or absent voters by December 11

West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal directed booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged successful the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to re-check enumeration forms and guarantee that names of each deceased, absent oregon duplicate voters are deleted earlier the archetypal signifier ends connected December 11.

The past day for the archetypal signifier of SIR has been extended from December 4 to 11.

In a connection to BLOs, Mr. Agarwal said they indispensable workout "utmost care" portion uploading data.

"You indispensable guarantee each azygous dead/absent/duplicate voter’s sanction is deleted from the elector database arsenic the Election Commission aims to support each eligible voter’s sanction and delete each ineligible one. There should not beryllium immoderate mistake, inadvertently oregon otherwise,” Mr. Agarwal said connected Thursday (December 4, 2025).

He warned that if immoderate "intentional mistake" is detected, the committee volition instrumentality ineligible action.

A elder authoritative successful the CEO’s bureau said lone 7 polling booths person reported that they had nary dormant oregon shifted voters successful the past year, a driblet from 2,208 reported initially and 480 2 days ago.

The revised fig came aft the CEO’s bureau asked districts to "thoroughly re-check" numbers earlier submitting them, the authoritative said.

In his note, the CEO reminded BLOs that they are connected deputation to the ECI for the SIR workout and are liable for important verification work.

He besides thanked "those BLOs who person done a commendable job", saying "no connection is capable to praise them".

The CEO’s message, however, made nary notation of the BLO Oikyo Manch’s assertion that 4 BLOs had died owed to accent and deadline unit during the SIR process implicit the past month, nor astir compensation for their families.

A lawman CEO earlier said territory predetermination officers person been asked to taxable reports connected the alleged incidents and the existent origin of the deaths.