Seven BLOs of Kolkata issued show-cause notices by ECI

Seven Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of the Beliaghata Constituency in Kolkata have been issued show-cause notices by the Election Commission of India, citing lapses in the digitisation process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms, an official said.

The complaint concerns improper and incomplete digitisation of collected enumeration forms, he said. “The BLOs have been instructed to explain, by Friday (November 21, 2025) afternoon, why they failed to carry out the assigned tasks properly,” he said.

Disciplinary action may be taken if the explanations are deemed unsatisfactory, the official added. The ECI is conducting phase two of the SIR of the electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories, including West Bengal, where elections would be due early next year.

The exercise began on November 4 and will continue till December 4. The draft electoral rolls will be released on December 9, and the final rolls will be published on February 7.