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4mo ago

ECI Publishes West Bengal Draft Voter Rolls, Flags 58 Lakh Names for Deletion

The claims-and-objections window is open through January 15 with hearings to follow before final rolls on February 14.

Election Commission officials assist voters at a help desk camp for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, in Sonagachi, Kolkata.
The enumeration exercise was conducted between November 4 and December 11 and the draft rolls have been uploaded on the websites of the respective Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) and District Electoral Officers (DEOs), besides being shared in hard copy with recognised political parties. (ANI)
The exact number of voters deleted from the West Bengal's draft voter list is 5,820,898.
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Overview

  • Official data show 24.16 lakh marked deceased, 19.88 lakh permanently shifted, 12.20 lakh missing or untraceable, and 1.38 lakh enrolled at multiple places, with additional smaller categories.
  • The draft electorate now stands at 7,08,16,631, down from about 7.66 crore, with many proposed deletions traced to more than 58 lakh uncollectable SIR enumeration forms.
  • Booth-wise deletion lists and reasons are available on the CEO West Bengal site, the ECI voter portal and ECINET, and affected electors can seek inclusion by filing Form 6 with supporting documents.
  • Large concentrations are reported in Kolkata seats such as Chowringhee (74,553), Kolkata Port (63,730) and Bhabanipur (44,787), while South 24 Parganas records the highest district-level deletions at 8,16,047.
  • The TMC alleges wrongful exclusions and a partisan design, the BJP defends the exercise, and the CEO says about 1.36 crore voters will be called for hearings as officials add ERO capacity and manage BLO grievances.