Kolkata, Dec 31 || The Election Commission of India (ECI) has fixed the multi-prong accountability of the District Magistrates (DMs), also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), as regards to checking the authenticity of the supporting identity documents to be provided by the voters' summoned for the ongoing hearing sessions on the claims and objections on the draft voters' list which is a part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.
The Deputy Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Bharati, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, and the other top ECI officials had a meeting with the DMs and the DEOs on Tuesday, where accountabilities in the matter were fixed, and instructions accordingly were given.
A special app will be introduced for DMs and DEOs, through which they will conduct the final check of the authenticity of supporting identity documents, certify them and upload them.
"As already directed by the Commission, there will be two-level checking of the authenticity of the supporting documents, the first by that of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and the second through the DMs, also the DEOs.