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12 additional SROs instructed to focus on districts with Bangladesh borders, abnormally high ‘logical discrepancy’ cases
Sandy Verma | January 21, 2026 2:24 PM CST

KOLKATA: The 12 additional Special Roll Observers (SROs) appointed for West Bengal by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday night to review the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, are being sent to the state with specific assignment to specially focus on districts having International Borders with Bangladesh and districts with abnormally high number of “logical discrepancy” cases.

The eight districts specially identified under these categories are Malda, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, and Cooch Behar in North Bengal, and Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Paragans, and South 24 Parganas in South Bengal, insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal said.

While the bordering districts and districts with a high number of “logical discrepancy” cases will be the prime focus for these 12 newly-appointed SROs, they have also been asked to focus on districts where there have been maximum reports of violence and disruption over the ongoing hearing sessions on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in the state.


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