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The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Monday (December 8, 2025) appointed 5 elder IAS officers arsenic Special Roll Observers (SRO) for assorted divisions of West Bengal to oversee the enactment relating to the SIR exercise, officials said.
Ministry of Defence Joint Secretary Kumar Ravi Kant Singh was appointed the SRO for the Presidency division, portion Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Secretary Niraj Kumar Bansod was assigned the work of the Medinipur division.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Joint Secretary Krishna Kumar Nirala was named the SRO for the Burdwan division, Department of Economic Affairs Joint Secretary Alok Tiwari has been made the SRO for the Malda division, and Department of Rural Development Joint Secretary Pankaj Yadav has been appointed the SRO for the Jalpaiguri division.
The ECI had earlier appointed retired IAS serviceman Subrata Gupta arsenic the Special Roll Observer successful transportation with the SIR, too mounting up a squad of 12 IAS officers arsenic Electoral Roll Observers to oversee the cardinal aspects of mentation of the electoral rotation and assistance the DEOs and EROs successful taking corrective measures.
"The assignment of SROs ensures enhanced scrutiny and transparency successful the SIR process crossed each divisions. Their beingness volition fortify monitoring and compliance with EC norms," an authoritative astatine the CEO's bureau said.
"The observers volition supervise electoral roll-related activities and guarantee adherence to EC guidelines successful their respective jurisdictions," the authoritative said.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful the State began connected November 4 with the organisation of enumeration forms, which volition proceed till December 11.
The draught electoral rolls volition beryllium published connected December 16, and the last voters' database volition beryllium issued connected February 14, 2026.x
