The Election Commission of India on Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025uploaded on its website the list of voters whose names have been deleted under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, just hours before the publication of the state’s draft electoral rolls ahead of Assembly elections due early next year.
The list, available on the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal website, contains names that appeared in the 2025 electoral rolls but have been dropped from the 2026 draft rolls. As per PTI sources cited in reports, around 58 lakh SIR enumeration forms were marked “uncollectable”, triggering deletions on grounds such as voters being untraceable, permanently relocated, deceasedor identified as duplicate entries across constituencies. The SIR exercise began on November 4.
Scale of deletions flagged
Reports say 58.21 lakh voter names have been identified for deletion, including:
- 24.17 lakh deceased voters
- 19.88 lakh relocated voters
- 12.20 lakh missing voters
- 1.38 lakh duplicate or fake voters
How to check your name in the draft roll
Voters can verify their details online using:
- eci.gov.in
- ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/SIR
- voters.eci.gov.in
Search can be done using name or EPIC (voter ID) number. Verification is also available through the ECINET mobile app. If online portals are not accessible, voters can approach their Booth Level Officer (BLO). Booth-wise draft rolls have been provided to BLOs through a dedicated application, and assistance can also be taken from Booth Level Assistants (BLAs) appointed by political parties.
If your name is missing
Electors who do not find their names in the draft roll can submit Form 6 along with Annexure-IV to the BLO. Applications can also be filed online via voters.eci.gov.in or the E-NET App. Applicants will be required to attend a hearing and submit proof of Indian citizenship and voting eligibility, explaining why their names could not be linked during the revision process.
Documents accepted for claims/hearings
Documents listed as acceptable include:
Government employee or pension identity card, birth certificate, passport, Madhyamik/other educational certificates, residential certificate issued by a state authority, forest rights certificate, caste certificate, family register maintained by local administration, government-issued land/house allotment certificate, and any document issued before 1987 by a post office, bank, LIC, or local authority.
Access, political parties, and verification
Draft rolls will be shared with all recognised political parties. Reports also note that printed copies may not be immediately available at BDO and SDO offices due to logistical constraints, with access instead through district magistrates, BLOs, online portals and mobile applications. Hearings on claims and objections are expected to begin five to seven days after publication once formal guidelines are issued, and verification may continue even after the draft roll is published. If citizenship-related objections arise, verification may be conducted through the FRRO and the Ministry of Home Affairsas per an official quoted in reports.
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