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EC Presses Bengal to Fill Vacant ERO and AERO Posts by August 29 to Launch Roll Revision

Tightened roll-handling rules seek to clear the way for an early-September start.

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The instructions were issued by the chief secretary on Wednesday following a communication received from Bengal’s chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal (FILE)

Overview

  • CEO Manoj Agarwal wrote to the chief secretary and all district election officers on August 26–27, ordering immediate appointments and scheduling all-party consultations on August 29.
  • About 15–16 Electoral Registration Officer posts and over 500 Assistant ERO posts remain vacant statewide, according to figures cited by the CEO’s office.
  • Chief Secretary Manoj Pant convened district magistrates and set a Friday deadline to complete postings as the Election Commission targets a revision that could begin in the first week of September.
  • New directives forbid delegation of statutory duties, prohibit sharing ERONet IDs or OTPs, limit IT assistance to permanent government staff, and reaffirm mandatory BLO field verification.
  • The push follows suspensions of two EROs and two AEROs over alleged forged registrations in Baruipur Purba and Moyna, with FIRs yet to be filed despite earlier EC instructions.