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Bengal Voter Roll Dispute Escalates as CEO Recommends Action Against Some EROs; 200 Judicial Officers to Join Review

Roughly 60 lakh entries remain in court-guided adjudication after the February 28 roll excluded them, with supplementary lists to follow as decisions are issued.

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Overview

  • The Election Commission said 200 additional judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha will join the adjudication on March 6, with deployments weighted to districts facing the largest backlogs.
  • A new report from the West Bengal CEO’s office to the Commission alleges deliberate delays by some EROs and AEROs in uploading hearing documents and recommends disciplinary action, leaving the final decision to the ECI.
  • The WBCS (Executive) Officers’ Association rejects the attribution of blame to EROs/AEROs and says ECI-appointed micro and roll observers returned many cases already disposed of, triggering the ‘under adjudication’ status.
  • Responding to the association, the CEO’s office says only certain cases remained pending at the ERO/AERO level and cautions officers to adhere to conduct rules and avoid posts based on hearsay.
  • The row has taken a personal turn after a TMC minister cited an old CBI chargesheet naming assets linked to the CEO’s wife, which the CEO counters by noting that the case ended in an honourable acquittal.