KOLKATA: A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti will review the preparedness of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on Wednesday at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).
Other crucial issues to be discussed in the meeting include allegations of rampant irregularities in the selection of booth-level officers (BLOs) in certain districts, and the district-wise Assembly constituency mapping, among others.
The irregularities in the selection of BLOs had been a contentious issue in West Bengal for quite some time, following allegations that contractual state government employees were selected as the BLOs for about 2, 000 booths in certain districts without the concurrence from the CEO’s office, which violated the ECI-mandated norms for BLO selection.
The meeting is expected to last approximately three hours. The central ECI team reached Kolkata on Tuesday night.