Bengal SIR: Over 8.4 mn forms distributed so far

AS PART OF the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, more than 8.4 million enumeration forms were distributed across the state so far, an official said on Wednesday.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The month-long exercise began on Tuesday and will continue till December 4.

"More than 8.4 million enumeration forms were distributed by booth-level officers (BLOs) till 4 pm on Wednesday,' an official of the Election Commission said.

"Yesterday, there were no untoward incidents reported from anywhere in the state. If any resistance is reported against a BLO, we immediately instruct the district electoral officers (DEOs) to investigate," the official said.

As part of the process, 80,681 BLOs have been deployed across the 294 assembly constituencies.