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5 IAS officers as special roll observers for SIR in Bengal

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December 09, 2025

Meant to ensure that genuine voters remain

- SUBHENDU MAITI @Kolkata

THE Election Commission of India (EC) on Monday appointed five more IAS officers as Special Roll Observers (SROs) to intensify the second phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal. The second phase of the three-tier SIR process begins after the draft roll is published on December 16.

Neeraj Kumar Bansor (Home Affairs), Kumar Ravikant Singh (Defence), Alok Tiwari (Finance), Pankaj Yadav (Rural Development) and Krishna Kumar Nirala (Information and Broadcasting) in the rank of joint secretaries will look after SIR drive in five divisions: Midnapore, Presidency, Malda, Jalpaiguri and Bardhaman. They will work as micro-observers.

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