Kolkata, Feb. 14 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings of electoral rolls in West Bengal concluded on Saturday after 50 days, with the Election Commission of India estimating that 6.61 lakh voter names may be deleted, most of them linked to nearly 5 lakh voters who failed to appear for hearings.
The hearing process began on December 27 and ended on Saturday, which was the final day for voter appearances.
According to Commission sources, information received from districts till around 2 pm showed that a significant number of voters who were issued notices failed to turn up at hearing centres.
The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on February 28.
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