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Election Commission Orders Automatic Enrolment of Birhor, Toto and Sabar Voters in Bengal Rolls

District officials are moving to enroll eligible tribal residents during West Bengal’s voter roll revision, using expedited certification where documents are missing.

Overview

  • District magistrates and electoral officers have directed block development officers to submit block-wise lists of eligible Birhor, Toto and Sabar voters.
  • District electoral officers have been empowered to approve inclusion of members of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups even without 2002 voter list proof during SIR hearings.
  • Administrations will issue Scheduled Tribe certificates on an emergency basis for those who lack them to ensure swift enrolment.
  • The move follows earlier relaxations this week easing identity checks for sex workers, transgender persons and monks under the second stage of the Special Intensive Revision.
  • Officials indicated the revised electoral roll is slated for publication on February 14.