Kolkata, April 7 Nearly 91 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.
The poll panel has yet to announce the final voter base for the state after the roll revision process.
According to official data released on February 28, 63.66 lakh names, around 8.3 per cent of the electorate, were removed since the SIR process began in November last year, reducing the voter base from about 7.66 crore to just over 7.04 crore.
More than 60.06 lakh electors, who were placed in the "under adjudication" category, were part of the 7.04 crore voter base.
Over 27.16 lakh of the 60.06 lakh 'under adjudication' voters have been removed during a review by judicial officers, the EC data said.
More than 32.68 lakh of those in the 'under adjudication' category have been retained and included in the final rolls.
The final removals, since the beginning of the SIR process, were around 90.83 lakh, according to the EC data.
"The revision exercise has been carried out in a phased and transparent manner. District-wise data has now been made public to ensure complete accountability," a senior EC official said.
Of the 60.06 lakh voters under adjudication, data for 59.84 lakh has been published, and the remaining 22,163 cases have been disposed of but are yet to be e-signed, he said.
"Once the pending procedural formalities, including e-signatures, are completed, there may be marginal changes in both deletion and inclusion figures," the official said.
The entire exercise has been undertaken in compliance with established guidelines, he said.
"Any further inclusion at this stage will be subject to legal provisions and directions, if any, from competent authorities," the official said.
Meanwhile, with the publication of the final supplementary list, the electoral roll for the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections has been "frozen" after midnight on Monday in accordance with prescribed norms, he said.
Of the 294 seats in the assembly, 152 seats will go to the polls on April 23 in the first phase, and the remaining 142 seats will vote in the second phase on April 29. The rolls for the second round will be frozen on April 9.
"There will be no further inclusion in the electoral roll at this stage. The list stands frozen as per law following the last date of nomination for the first phase," a senior Election Commission official told