EC likely to publish SIR supplementary voter list for West Bengal on March 23| India News
The Election Commission is likely to publish the first supplementary voters’ list for poll-bound West Bengal on Monday evening as part of the ongoing SIR exercise, officials said. Election Commission officials assist voters at a help desk camp for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, in Sonagachi, Kolkata. (PTI) The list will be released in the same manner as the final electoral roll, with copies sent to district election officers and subsequently displayed at polling booths across the state, they said. “The adjudication process has been extensive, and a significant number of cases, over 27 lakh, have already been resolved after due verification. The supplementary list transparently incorporates these outcomes,” an EC official said. These 27 lakh voters were among 60 lakh who were marked as “under adjudication” in the final voters’ list published on February 28. “A large number of entries were kept under adjudication for further scrutiny. The supplementary list reflects the outcome of that verification process. The list will first be displayed at polling booths. It will subsequently be made …
