Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission is set to release West Bengal's electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process on Saturday, marking a crucial stage in the voter list overhaul ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.
According to officials, all 7.08 crore names that appeared in the draft rolls will be included in the updated list, categorized as "approved," "deleted," or "under adjudication/under consideration."
The names can be checked on eci.gov.in, ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in, and the ECI net app.
The draft rolls published on December 16 saw the state's electorate shrink from 7.66 crore to 7.08 crore, with over 58 lakh names deleted due to death, migration, duplication, or untraceability.
The second phase covered hearings for 1.67 crore electors – 1.36 crore flagged for "logical discrepancies" and 31 lakh lacking mapping. Around 60 lakh voters remain under adjudication.
The publication follows months of scrutiny, hearings, and political maneuvering over the statewide revision – the first such exercise since 2002. Supplementary rolls are expected to be issued in phases as the adjudication of pending cases continues.
The rolls will be made available at district and sub-divisional offices, polling booths, and on the commission's website.
