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Bengal Election Officials Launch Drive to Rejoin Deleted Voters
- •District Election Officers across West Bengal have started campaigns to help eligible voters whose names were deleted during the SIR of electoral rolls to rejoin the voters list.
- •Booth-level officers are conducting door-to-door visits to verify the status of missing electors and facilitate the submission of Form 6 for fresh enrolment.
- •Special enrolment camps are being organized across the state to reach out to eligible voters who were left out and first-time voters.
- •The draft revision had previously flagged millions of electors as absent, shifted, dead or deleted, prompting ongoing concerns and appeals.
- •Officials clarified that cases rejected by judicial officers or pending before appellate tribunals cannot be decided through this executive process.
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District Election Officers across West Bengal have launched a special campaign where booth-level officers conduct door-to-door visits and organize special camps to help eligible deleted voters submit Form 6 for re-enrolment.
Eligible persons who find their names missing can apply online through Form 6 or approach their respective booth-level officers for assistance. However, cases rejected by judicial officers and appeals pending before appellate tribunals cannot be decided through this executive process.
The Special Intensive Revision draft revision flagged over 58 lakh electors as absent, shifted, dead, or deleted, with over 60 lakh names referred for adjudication and around 27 lakh electors eventually deleted following the adjudication process.
