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Sources in the EC told News18 the SIR process is expected to be implemented sometime this month, making this visit a significant one in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly elections.
The meeting will be presided over by Bharti, with Seema Khanna, DG (IT), and other senior ECI officials in attendance. (File)
Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti and other senior officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) are scheduled to visit West Bengal next week.
The visit will begin with a video conference with all District Magistrates to review the progress of pre-revision electoral activities, followed by field visits to North 24 Parganas and East Medinipur districts.
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What’s on their agenda?
A video conference will be held on October 8 from 10:00 am onwards.
District Election Officers from all districts, ADMs (Election), SDOs, EROs, and OC (Election) officers will join through the district NIC setup.
The meeting will be presided over by Bharti, with Seema Khanna, DG (IT), and other senior ECI officials in attendance.
Key items on the agenda include:
1. Mapping of 2002 E-Roll with 2025 E-Roll.
2. Appointment and training of Booth Level Officers (BLOs).
3. Arrangement of printers and A4 papers for enumeration forms (SIR).
4. Identification of volunteers to assist BLOs.
5. Preparation of BLO kits for SIR.
6. Status of disposal of Forms 6, 7, and 8.
7. Other SIR-related issues.
8. Complaints regarding booth rationalisation and BLO appointments.
ERO offices have been instructed to attend the meeting through the Bharat VC link from their respective district or sub-divisional headquarters.
Later on October 8, Bharti and his team will visit North 24 Parganas, where they will meet officials of Rajarhat New Town and Rajarhat Gopalpur Assembly Constituencies at 2:30 PM at the Zilla Parishad Auditorium, Rajarhat, Kolkata. They will also hold discussions with officers from Barasat in the same district.
On October 9, the team will move to East Medinipur, where meetings are scheduled with election officials of Purba Medinipur, Bankura, and Jhargram districts.
Sources in the Election Commission (EC) told News18 the Summary Intensive Revision (SIR) process is expected to be implemented this month, making this visit a significant one in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly elections.
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Kamalika Sengupta is the Editor (East) at CNN-News18 / News18.com, focusing on politics, defence, and women’s issues. She is a seasoned multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience reporting from East…Read More
Kamalika Sengupta is the Editor (East) at CNN-News18 / News18.com, focusing on politics, defence, and women’s issues. She is a seasoned multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience reporting from East… Read More
October 05, 2025, 13:10 IST
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