Kolkata, Nov 5 – In West Bengal, the Election Commission’s three‑stage special intensive revision (SIR) hit the streets early this week. By the end of Wednesday, voters received more than 1.10 million enumeration forms, a key part of the effort to clean up the state’s voter list.
Election officials called “Block Level Officers” (BLOs) started handing out forms at voters’ homes on Tuesday morning. An insider from the Chief Electoral Officer’s office confirmed that the SIR is running on schedule – a reassuring sign as the state prepares for last‑minute voter registration checks.
West Bengal has 76.6 million registered voters as of Oct 27, 2025. Those who already appeared in the 2002 revision only need to fill out the new forms and submit them; no extra paperwork is required. That 2002 revision was the last time the state carried out a full SIR.
Voters who do not appear on the 2002 list, or whose parents’ names are absent, must submit one of 11 specific documents to keep their names in the electoral roll. Even though the Supreme Court added the Aadhaar card as a 12th option, the Commission clarified that an Aadhaar alone is not enough – a second supporting document from the original list is still required.
The SIR process should finish by March 2026, giving the state time to finalise registration before next year’s crucial Assembly elections. The focus on accurate voter rolls follows recent court rulings and aims to reduce errors, ensuring fair elections across West Bengal.
Source: ianslive
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