India, Jan. 13 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has received more than 3.5 lakh claims from voters for the inclusion and deletion of names after the draft electoral roll in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal was published on December 16, 2025, officials have said.

Political parties, including the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and rival Bharatiya Janata Party, have submitted eight forms in this regard.

"We received at least 3,51,812 claims for inclusion and deletion of names after the draft roll was published. While 3,13,034 of these were for inclusion of names (form 6), the remaining 38,778 were claims for deletion of names (form 7)," said a senior official of the poll panel in Kolkata.

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