Kolkata, Nov. 29 -- : Amid ongoing scrutiny of West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office has revealed that over 35.23 lakh entries have been identified as potentially ineligible during the digital verification process so far.
This unprecedented number underscores the scale of the exercise and the challenges emerging from the meticulous verification.
According to officials, the flagged entries comprise voters recorded as deceased, those untraceable during verification, individuals who appear to have shifted residence, and potential duplicate entries.
The breakdown of the latest figures shows 18.7 lakh deceased voters, 11.82 lakh shifted entries, 77,560 potential duplicate...