Bengal Election 2026: Election Commission’s big decision came at midnight, fate of 29 lakh people open

West Bengal Updated Voter List: Just when the whole country was preparing to sleep, there was a big stir in the politics of West Bengal. At around 11:55 pm on Monday night, the Election Commission of India made public the first supplementary voter list of the state.

This list is the decision of the democratic future of those millions of people, whose names have been in ‘confusion’ for the last several weeks. Were in a position of. This step is considered very important for Bengal, which is standing on the threshold of 2026 assembly elections, because each vote has the power to make or break the power equation.

Commission’s big decision came at midnight

The Election Commission has made it clear that it wants to make the voter list completely transparent and error-free before the upcoming elections. In this series, during the final list released in February 2026, the names which were ‘under consideration’ Of those that were placed in this category, decisions have been taken on more than 29 lakh cases. However, it has not yet been clarified by the administration as to how many of these names have been added to the list and how many have been removed. This entire exercise is being done under the guidelines of the Supreme Court so that there is no scope for any kind of irregularities during the elections.

Who were these 60 lakh ‘under consideration&#8217? Voters

To understand the depth of this entire process, we have to go back a little. In fact, in the list published in February, there were about 60 lakh names which were considered suspicious or under investigation. To verify the authenticity of these names, the Election Commission left no stone unturned and fielded a large army of judicial officers. The job of these officers was to ensure that only eligible voters remain a part of the list. Earlier in December 2025 also, about 58 lakh names were removed, which included deceased, duplicate and transferred voters. Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Aggarwal has confirmed that this first supplementary list is the result of this intensive scrutiny process.

How to check your name in voter list?

As soon as this list was uploaded on the portal at night, lakhs of people visited the website simultaneously, increasing the pressure on the server. Many voters have complained that despite the link being released, they are not able to download the list of their booth. If you also want to check your name, then you can visit the official website of Election Commission, voters.eci.gov.in or ceowestbengal.nic.in and search through your EPIC number. If you feel that your name has been struck off by mistake, you can immediately contact your Block Level Officer and submit your claim.

Also read: Now there will be 816 seats in Lok Sabha! Only women MPs on 273 seats from 2029, government is going to bring a big amendment bill

Bengal’s ‘grand contest’ will be held in two phases;

This time the contest on 294 seats of West Bengal is going to be very interesting. The Election Commission has already announced the dates, according to which voting will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29. May 4 has been fixed for the results. As the election date is approaching, administrative vigilance and security arrangements have also been increased in the state. After the arrival of this list, now the eyes of political parties have also fixed on those newly added names, who this time will be called ‘kingmakers’ Can play the role of.