Election Commission to publish incomplete final voter list of West Bengal today, following SC’s order

The Election Commission will publish the incomplete final voter list of West Bengal today, following the Supreme Court’s order. The list will also contain the names of the voters whose credentials were verified by the judiciary engaged in the Special Intensive Revision process on the order of the apex court.

The draft list will contain the names of 7 crores 8 lakh voters, who will also remain in the final list. However, this list will be divided into different categories. Those whose applications have been approved will naturally have their names included. Those whose names are being excluded will have the word ‘Delete’ written beside them and for those whose documents are still under judicial review, which is about 60 lakhs, the word Adjudication will be mentioned next to their names.

State’s Chief Electoral Officer, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, said that the list will be uploaded online by this afternoon. The voter list can be viewed on the Election Commission’s website, the Chief Electoral Officer’s website, and the ECI Net app. Copies will also be sent to all recognised political parties. Additionally, two hard copies will be given to district election officers. Offline copies are being sent to the offices of district magistrates, sub-divisional officers, and block development officers, where the public will be able to view the voter list offline. In Kolkata, the documents will also be kept at the Jessop Building and the Survey Building.