Domicile certificates submitted as documentary evidence during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings in West Bengal will not be considered valid at present, a senior poll official said on Wednesday (January 7, 2026).
Voters who have already submitted the domicile certificates may be summoned again for fresh hearings, he added.
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The list of acceptable documents under the SIR include permanent address or residence certificates issued by the State, but domicile certificates do not fall under this category, the official at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
"Under the SIR framework, only documents notified as proof of permanent residence by the State government are admissible. A domicile certificate does not meet that criterion," he added.
