The Calcutta High Court has sought the response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, directing the poll panel to file an affidavit detailing the process.

A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen issued a notice to the ECI while hearing a petition filed by one Pintu Kumar.

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In the petition, Kumar sought the high court’s direction to the ECI to extend the deadline of the SIR exercise. The court has given the ECI time till November 18 to file its affidavit.

The petitioner questioned the ECI’s directive that the SIR will be conducted based on the voter list of 2002. He urged the court to direct the ECI that the SIR be held based on the 2025 data.

The SIR exerc

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