"electoral revision"

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29 October 2025

Left Chairman Biman Bose comes out of the CEO's office after submitting a memorandum to Mr. Manoj Kumar Agarwal, CEO of West Bengal State, during a protest by 17 Left organizations against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue near the West Bengal State Election Commission Office in Kolkata, India, on October 29, 2025. The protesters claim that SIR, which is meant to revise electoral rolls, is used to collect detailed personal data, such as parental date and place of birth, and that such requirements may disenfranchise marginalized people.

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#12919829

28 October 2025

West Bengal State Power Minister and TMC senior leader Aroop Biswas reacts with TMC party senior leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim at the media conference after the end of the all-party meeting at the CEO office for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kolkata, India, on October 28, 2025.

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#12919831

28 October 2025

West Bengal State Power Minister and TMC senior leader Aroop Biswas reacts with TMC party senior leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim at the media conference after the end of the all-party meeting at the CEO office for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kolkata, India, on October 28, 2025.

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#12919834

28 October 2025

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.

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#12919835

28 October 2025

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.

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#12919837

28 October 2025

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.

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#12919843

28 October 2025

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.

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#12919845

28 October 2025

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.

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#12906566

25 October 2025

An old lady holds a placard during a rally organized by various communist organizations in Kolkata, India, on October 25, 2025, against the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India to identify illegal voters in the country, according to reports.

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#12906567

25 October 2025

An old lady holds a placard during a rally organized by various communist organizations in Kolkata, India, on October 25, 2025, against the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India to identify illegal voters in the country, according to reports.

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#12906568

25 October 2025

Various communist organizations take out a protest rally in Kolkata, India, on October 25, 2025, against the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India to identify illegal voters in the country, according to reports.

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#12906569

25 October 2025

Various communist organizations take out a protest rally in Kolkata, India, on October 25, 2025, against the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India to identify illegal voters in the country, according to reports.

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#12906570

25 October 2025

Various communist organizations take out a protest rally in Kolkata, India, on October 25, 2025, against the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India to identify illegal voters in the country, according to reports.

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#12860106

14 October 2025

Clashes erupt between supporters of the Indian National Congress and police as they stage a protest demonstration against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of eligible voting candidates in the country, in front of the Election Commission office in Kolkata, India, on October 13, 2025.

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#12860107

14 October 2025

Clashes erupt between supporters of the Indian National Congress and police as they stage a protest demonstration against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of eligible voting candidates in the country, in front of the Election Commission office in Kolkata, India, on October 13, 2025.

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#12860108

14 October 2025

Clashes erupt between supporters of the Indian National Congress and police as they stage a protest demonstration against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of eligible voting candidates in the country, in front of the Election Commission office in Kolkata, India, on October 13, 2025.

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