SIR 2.0 | EC publishes draft electoral rolls for West Bengal; 58 lakh names deleted from voter list

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday morning published the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal, where assembly elections are due early next year.

The commission also published on its website the names of voters whose names were included in the electoral rolls of the state in 2025 but were deleted from the draft rolls of 2026, stating reasons for their deletion.

The list features voters whose names were included in the electoral rolls of the state in 2025 but were deleted from the draft rolls of 2026. The list is currently available on the commission's portal link ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/asd_sir.

According to PTI, the number of "uncollectable SIR enumeration forms", exceeds 58 lakh, and were deleted on grounds of either remaining absent from their registered addresses, permanently shifted, dead or marked as 'duplicate' voters in more than one constituencies.

While over 24 lakh voters have been marked as 'dead', more than 12 lakh voters couldn't be traced in their registered addresses, close to 20 lakh voters were found to have permanently shifted from their previous constituencies and another 1.38 lakh voters were found to have duplicate name entries, PTI added citing sources said.

"Aggrieved persons can submit their claims in Form 6 along with the Declaration Form and supporting documents after publication of draft roll during the period fixed for receiving claims and objections i.e. 16/12/2025 till 15/01/2026," the commission website stated.

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly are due early next year.