The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will not start in West Bengal in October. According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state, the SIR is likely to start only by the first or second week of November.

According to the State Election Commission, a series of festivals will be celebrated in October in Bengal after Durga Puja. A senior official of the Commission said, “We have Diwali, Bhai Phonta, Chhath, and Jagadhatri puja in October. From October 18 to 28, the state government has holidays at a stretch. So, during this time, SIR can’t be introduced. So, we decided to introduce it after October.”

On the other hand, after Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti’s two-day visit to the state, the team expressed concern over the pace of work and

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