SIR in Bengal: EC officials hold review meetings in Alipurduar, Cooch Behar

Kolkata, Nov 6 (PTI) Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti and West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Thursday held review meetings in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an official said.

Bharti, who is leading the Election Commission team to the state, reached Alipurduar on Wednesday night.

"They will try to identify issues arising from the SIR process. During these visits, they are likely to interact with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and some voters," the official added.

The team conducted field visits in Alipurduar before heading to Cooch Behar in the afternoon, the official said.

In Cooch Behar district, the team held a meeting with the district-level officials and reviewed various SIR-related issues.

On Friday, the team will visit Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling, he added. PTI SCH MNB