Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The process of scrutiny of electoral rolls in West Bengal is set to enter a crucial phase as Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) begin issuing hearing notices to voters from Thursday. The hearings will commence after a gap of seven days and will initially focus on nearly 32 lakh "unmapped" voters whose names could not be matched with records from the 2002 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) but have nonetheless appeared in the recently published draft electoral rolls.
There are 294 EROs across the state, one for each Assembly constituency, who will oversee the process of issuing notices and conducting hearings.
Officials clarified that inclusion of a name in the draft electoral roll should not be construed as final con...