Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
Mention ‘absent, shifted and dead’ in forms, EC tells DMs
The Morning Standard
|November 30, 2025
EC learnt of irregularities
THE Election Commission has asked district magistrates (DMs) in West Bengal to report the number of enumeration forms (EFs) marked as absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate (ASDD) Assembly-wise.
A large number of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in West Bengal have failed to properly mark the form despite lapse of considerable period. The EC has learnt about the irregularities in connection with alleged reluctance of many BLOs, who are not regularly marking EFs as ASDD even after they identify cases like ‘absent’, ‘shifted’, ‘dead’ and ‘duplicate’ voters, during their door-to-door visits for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
This story is from the November 30, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Morning Standard
The Morning Standard
Argentina and NZ play out thriller
TWO-TIME champions Argentina were favourites when they started their second Pool C match against New Zealand here at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
1 min
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Poll panel extends SIR schedule by one week
December 11 is the new deadline to submit forms; draft electoral rolls to be out on Dec 16; final list on Feb 14, 2026
2 mins
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Fire scare at Paradip port stirs panic
A major mishap was averted at Paradip port on Saturday night after smoke was detected on a vessel preparing to depart for Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh.
1 min
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
In 2025, IPOs set to cross ₹2 lakh crore
WITH 11 more IPOs — including three mainboard issues aiming to mop up ₹6,644 crore —hitting the market this week, the primary market has already surpassed the ₹1.59 lakh crore raised in the whole of last year.
1 mins
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Tactics behind low PC variations
WORLD No 2 India earned as many as 20 penalty corners against Oman, who are ranked 40 in FIH junior men’s rankings, in their second Pool B match of the Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
2 mins
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Engineering exports fall 16% in Oct; traders seek faster EPM execution
INDIA’ engineering goods exporters are seeking faster implementation of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) as export performance continues to weaken — and US tariffs are not the sole driver of the decline.
1 min
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Halt in air transport for lab animals puts research at risk due: Scientists
A complete halt in the air transport of laboratory animals within India has emerged as a major roadblock for scientific research, causing delays, financial losses and severe stress to transported animals.
1 min
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Carey Mulligan reflects on her debut
AREY Mulligan is looking back with gratitude as Pride & Prejudice marks nearly two decades since its release.
1 min
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
Gayatri-Treesa triumph, heartbreak for Srikanth
TREESA Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand retained the women’s doubles crown while Kidambi Srikanth narrowly missed out on the men’s singles top prize in the Syed Modi International meet in Lucknow on Sunday.
1 min
December 01, 2025
The Morning Standard
3 guests killed in two different wedding events
THREE people were killed and one was injured in two separate incidents during wedding functions in Punjab and Haryana.
1 min
December 01, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size