Editorial photo #12919835 Politics

India Election

Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, addresses a press conference and officially announces the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal at the state CEO office in Kolkata, India, on October 28, 2025. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, assures on Tuesday that no names of genuine voters will be dropped from the electoral roll even as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) takes off in the state. Agarwal also flags the sluggish rate of appointment of booth level agents by political parties in the state. Even though booth level officers (BLOs) are appointed for all the 80,000 odd booths in the state, only around 18,000 Booth Level Agents are appointed by political parties. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12919835
Date taken: 28 October 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto
Category: Politics

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