India, Dec. 27 -- With the conclusion of the first stage of the three-stage Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, which was the enumeration phase, the second stage of the exercise will start on Saturday with the beginning of the hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters' list in the state, which was published on December 16.

Electoral Registration Officers to Conduct Daily Hearings Across the State Each table of the hearing session will be conducted by the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), who will be assisted by one Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO).

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed one micro-observer to oversee the hearing process at each table. In total, 4,600 ...