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SIR hearings to begin on Saturday in Bengal; 32 lakh unmapped voters to be covered
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....IR hearings to begin on Saturday in Bengal; 32 lakh unmapped voters to be covered<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 27-12-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Kolkata, Dec 27 (PTI) The hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal will commence on Saturday, with 3,234 centres set up across the state, a senior official said. Around 32 lakh "unmapped" voters, those who are unable to esta....
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....blish linkage with the 2002 electoral roll, will be called for hearings in the first phase, he said. Voters will be allowed to submit any of 12 recognised documents, including Aadhaar, as proof of identity and address, the official at the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Friday. However, the commission has clarified that the Aadhaar card will not be accepted as a standal....
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....one document. "Electoral lists prepared during the recent SIR exercise in Bihar will also be considered valid documents. However, submission of fake or forged documents will be treated as a punishable offence," the official warned. State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said all preparations for the hearings have been completed. "The process will be conducted under the supervision of....
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.... over 4,500 micro-observers, with only authorised officials such as EROs, AROs, BLOs and observers permitted at the hearing centres," the official told PTI. The poll body said no changes will be permitted once the hearing centres and rules are finalised, adding that the measures aim to ensure transparency and accuracy in the revision process. PTI SCH NN BDC<BR> News - Press release - PIB....