The Election Commission on Saturday began a training programme for 80,861 booth-level officers (BLOs) in West Bengal as the state prepares for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, which will begin on November 4.

The three-day training is being held across districts and will conclude on November 3. Officials described it as a last-mile push to equip BLOs for door-to-door verification and form-filling that will continue until December 4.

Officials said the EC had issued a 16-point guideline for BLOs and rolled out a new mobile application to streamline field operations.

“BLOs are being provided special kits and detailed instructions on the SIR process,” an election official said, adding that the training would cover procedural, technical and reporting aspects of the

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