The hearing process for the special intensive revision of the voter list begins on Saturday, December 27. The state Chief Electoral Officer's office has completed all preparations by Friday. Very few voters were issued notices for hearings in Diamond Harbour (143) and Falta (144) assembly constituencies in the South 24 Parganas district. The hearings for these two constituencies were completed on Friday, according to CEO office sources.
Hearing work will begin from Saturday morning in all 292 assembly constituencies of the state. The hearing work will be conducted at a total of 11 locations in each assembly area. The hearings will start from 10 AM. Apart from voters, EROs, AEROs, BLOs, BLO supervisors and micro observers will be present at the hearing tables. No one else will be allowed to be present during the hearing phase.
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According to the Commission's decision, there will be no CCTV during the hearing phase. Each hearing center will have a register. The EROs, AEROs, and micro observers present will sign there. This information will later be uploaded to the Commission's software.
Last Wednesday at Nazrul Mancha, approximately 4,600 micro observers were trained in two phases from morning. According to CEO office sources, about 750 central government employees or state-owned enterprise workers and officers were absent from this training. Show-cause notices have been sent to each of them. They have been asked to respond within 48 hours. Otherwise, strict action will be taken, according to Commission sources.
