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Domicile certificates submitted arsenic documentary grounds during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings successful West Bengal volition not beryllium considered valid astatine present, a elder canvass authoritative said connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026).
Voters who person already submitted the domicile certificates whitethorn beryllium summoned again for caller hearings, helium added.
The database of acceptable documents nether the SIR see imperishable code oregon residence certificates issued by the State, but domicile certificates bash not autumn nether this category, the authoritative astatine the bureau of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
"Under the SIR framework, lone documents notified arsenic impervious of imperishable residence by the State authorities are admissible. A domicile certificate does not conscionable that criterion," helium added.
He further pointed retired that each authorities follows circumstantial authorities orders for issuing domicile certificates.
According to the latest guidelines successful the State, domicile certificates are chiefly issued to definite categories, including non-Bengali candidates applying for jobs successful the Army and paramilitary forces.
"There person been complaints that domicile certificates are being issued successful usurpation of the prescribed norms. In specified circumstances, the committee cannot trust connected these documents arsenic valid documentary proof," helium added.
Meanwhile, astir 10,000 recently issued elector ID cards during the ongoing SIR workout were returned triggering concern, the authoritative said.
The cards were dispatched to the registered addresses of applicants done the postal section successful accordance with established procedures, helium said.
However, transportation could not beryllium completed arsenic the intended recipients were not recovered astatine the fixed addresses, helium added.
The elder authoritative said nary contiguous enactment would beryllium taken successful the substance until the work of the last electoral rolls connected February 14.
"Once the last elector database is published, the cards volition beryllium resent to them pursuing owed process," helium told PTI.
