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The Election Commission of India appointed four new Special Roll Observers to ensure an error-free voter list amid deletion of 5.82 million names during revision, officials said.
- The ECI has added four Special Roll Observers, who will work with 12 other IAS officers and Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer, in Kolkata to oversee the SIR second phase.
- An Assistant Electoral Registration Officer from Bagnan Assembly Constituency resigned on January 8, 2026, alleging 'Logical Discrepancies' in the AERO login system and admitted conversion errors from the 2002 electoral roll, the resignation letter said.
- Over 58.2 lakh names were deleted during the enumeration period of the SIR exercise, and the officer flagged anomalies with voter names appearing as 'Ya'.
- The Commission says the appointments aim to bolster public confidence, and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar welcomed the move, posting `The Election Commission is trying to make a flawless voter list/electoral roll.`
- The ECI had published the draft voter list on December 16, with the claims-and-objections period continuing till January 15, 2026, and earlier five bureaucrats appointed on 8 December last year to oversee five divisions.
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ECI appoints four additional Special Roll Observers for SIR in West Bengal
The Election Commission of India has appointed four additional Special Roll Observers (SROs) for West Bengal to ensure the smooth completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Election Commission appoints 4 more SROs for SIR in West Bengal
The Election Commission appointed four more special roll observers (SROs) for West Bengal to strengthen supervision of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Those named as SROs were Ratan Biswas, Vikas Singh, Sandeep Rewaji Rathod and Dr Shailesh, according to a notification. “The SROs will closely monitor the revision and verification exercises and ensure strict adherence to statutory instructions,” an of…
SIR in Bengal: Four new special roll observers assigned specific tasks - tennews.in: National News Portal
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) The four additional roll observers appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to review the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal have been tasked to focus on two specific assignments. The first assignment is to conduct a check of the identity documents furnished by the “logical discrepancy” voters […] The post SIR in Bengal: Four new special roll observers assigned specific tasks appeared first …
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SIR exercise: ECI appoints four more special observers for West Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday appointed four more special roll observers for West Bengal to review the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state,... - Social News XYZ
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