Bengal SIR: Third supplementary voter list published, no details about deletions provided
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The Election Commission on Saturday published the third supplementary voter list in West Bengal following adjudications as part of the special intensive revision exercise of the electoral rolls in the poll-bound state, PTI reported.
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However, the poll panel did not specify how many cases had been resolved in the third list, or the number of voters were added to or removed from the electoral rolls. Booth-wise lists were made available on the website of the Election Commission at around 11.30 pm.
The first list, released on March 23, covered about 10 lakh cases and the second around 21 lakh, PTI quoted an unidentified Election Commission official as saying.
The number of voters who were added to or dropped from the rolls in the first two lists was also not disclosed by the poll panel.
State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal had earlier said that persons whose names are excluded can challenge the decision before appellate tribunals to be set up by the Calcutta High Court.
West Bengal is among the 12 states and Union Territories where the special intensive revision of the electoral roll was undertaken.
On February 28, the Election Commission published the final electoral roll for West Bengal, showing that more than 61 lakh voters had been excluded.
However, the process continued with about 60 lakh “doubtful and pending” cases remaining...