Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:56am on 16 Dec 2025,Tuesday India
The Election Commission has removed over 58 lakh names from West Bengal’s draft voter list after a Special Intensive Revision. Officials said the move was done to remove errors and duplication. Of the deleted names, 24 lakh were marked as dead, 19 lakh as relocated, 12 lakh as missing, and 1.3 lakh as duplicate. The draft list marks the end of the first phase of the revision. Voters can now file objections and seek corrections. The final voter list will be published in February next year, ahead of the Bengal Assembly elections. The move has triggered political reactions, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposing the exercise and the BJP defending it.
