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SIR in West Bengal: 58 Lakh Names Deleted. What to Do if Your Name Is Missing From Voter List on ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in

More than 58 lakh voters were deleted from West Bengal's electoral rolls for being dead, untraceable, shifted, or duplicates, ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.

  • On Tuesday , the Election Commission of India published West Bengal draft electoral rolls and deleted-voter lists on the CEO West Bengal site, EC voter portal, and ECINET app.
  • The SIR sought to remove voters marked 'dead', permanently shifted, untraceable or 'duplicate', commission sources said, and was carried out ahead of elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly due early next year.
  • During the SIR, officials recorded 7,08,16,631 voters in draft rolls and deleted 58,20,898 entries through a four-step process using the Booth Level Officer app.
  • To dispute removals, voters must file claims in Form 6 on the commission website/portal between 16/12/2025 and 15/01/2026, commission sources said.
  • The electoral roll stood at 7,66,37,529 voters as of January 2025, and Election Commission officials ran help desks in Sonagachi, Kolkata during the SIR, commission sources said.
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