SIR in Bengal: 10 Lakh Forms Still Not Returned! Which District Stood Out in SIR’s Work?

West Bengal SIR News: As per the records that are offered by the Commission, there are over 7.66 crore voters in the state. These voters have more than 80,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) who have been appointed. The forms are fully distributed and 4.55 crore forms are being digitalized. However, 10 lakh forms are not returned yet. Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal addressed the people on Monday on the current voter list revision process. The SIR process will actually hit the milestones of almost a month within a week. The CEO also predated that by telling about the extent of progress that has been achieved so far.  

According to the statistics of the Commission, the number of voters in the state is more than 7.66 crore and the number of BLOs assigned to this task is more than 80,000. Distribution of forms has been done and 4.55 crore of forms scanned. Nonetheless, 10 lakh 33 thousand voters are yet to hand in their forms to respective BLOs at their respective booths.  

The Commission released an announcement that Bengal is leading in the SIR process in the first week of the process in 12 states and union territories. Which district is leading in Bengal? On Monday, CEO Manoj Agarwal announced that performances of all the districts are good but the East Burdwan has the highest progress in the district-wise. The data provided by the CEO show that the highest digitization progress was of East Burdwan, where 66.47 percent of the work is done. Alipurduar ranks second with 66.41, North Dinajpur and Malda with 65.43 and East Midnapor with 65.27.  

The CEO of the state also posted the data through the electoral areas other than district statistics. The constituencies which have made most gains in voter list revision are: Gosaba, Canning East, then Falta, Mathabari, Katulpur, Basanti, Sabang, Kumargram, Pingla, Sujapur, Ketugram, Goyalpukur, Kanthi North, Bhangar, Debra and last, Magrahat West.