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After EC Warning, All 143 Reluctant BLOs Report for Duty in Bengal Ahead of Voter Roll Drive

Officials say expanded contact options will ease access for voters before the November 4 roll revision.

Overview

  • District officials said all previously unwilling appointees joined within 24 hours after the Commission warned of suspension and departmental action.
  • The Special Intensive Revision begins November 4 across 12 states, with Bengal’s 80,681 booths each staffed by a BLO to conduct door-to-door enumeration.
  • The CEO’s office is publishing BLO names and mobile numbers and is running local awareness drives to help residents identify their point of contact.
  • Voters can submit enumeration forms at the doorstep, at registration offices, or online through the CEO website, including by a family signatory for those away from home.
  • The CEO reported to the ECI on complaints linked to political remarks after a death in Panihati, and districts opened assistance camps in flood-hit North Bengal to reissue lost documents.