Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi addressing a press convention on the implementation of Particular Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. throughout numerous States, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, on October 27, 2025. | Photograph Credit score: Sushil Kumar Verma
The BLOs (Sales space Degree Officers) of West Bengal have continued to specific apprehension over collaborating within the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR), even because the Election Fee of India (ECI). introduced the start of the SIR course of in West Bengal on October 27.
The BLOs affiliation submitted a deputation to the Workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal on Monday (October 27, 2025) citing security and safety points.
“Our prime precedence is the security of BLOs who’re working for the SIR to make the method flawless. There may be stress from many political factions to cease SIR in West Bengal, therefore we who work on the bottom day by day are going through common threats. We’re particularly nervous in regards to the feminine BLOs,” Swapan Mandal, Common Secretary of Votekormi and BLO Aikya Mancha (Election employees and BLO United Discussion board), State Committee, advised The Hindu after submitting their deputation with the CEO, West Bengal.
Their deputation was obtained by the workplace of Manoj Kumar Agarwal, CEO, West Bengal.
“Now we have been reported from numerous districts that BLOs have been manhandled, threatened to behave in response to the whims of native leaders. Deploy Paramilitary forces in all delicate cubicles/areas,” the deputation. filed by the BLO Discussion board said. Additionally they known as for feminine power deployment for safety of feminine BLOs.
In his tackle on Monday (October 27, 2025), Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar additionally acknowledged the contributions of BLOs within the SIR course of. “BLOs are the primary hyperlink of the SIR course of,” Mr Kumar stated.
Earlier CEO, West Bengal, had issued present trigger notices to almost 1000 BLOS who had refused to take part within the SIR train.
The BLOs had been scared due to the ruling occasion’s “intimidation politics”, the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) management had beforehand alleged. Nevertheless, Mr. Mandal stated that they’re going through “threats and intimidation” from numerous political events throughout the State.
There are 80,681 BLOs in West Bengal in response to the info shared by the ECI.
Sources inside the CEO, West Bengal, confirmed that the BLOs have been assured of all security and safety measures as soon as the SIR course of begins within the State.
This growth assumes significance as preparations for the SIR course of in West Bengal are set to begin from October 28, the place officers will bear coaching and between November 4 to December 4 house-to-house enumeration course of will happen. Draft electoral rolls are to be printed on December 9 and remaining lists by February 7, 2026 forward of the West Bengal Legislative Meeting elections.
Whereas BJP leaders claimed there could be no Meeting election within the State if the SIR was not carried out correctly, the Trinamool Congress management has publicly warned of large protests if the names of reputable voters had been struck off from the State’s voter record through the SIR course of. Meeting elections in West Bengal are due in 2026.
Printed – October 28, 2025 10:49 am IST