Six lakh names likely to be deleted after completion of SIR hearings in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The hearing process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal has been completed, with the Election Commission receiving an initial estimate that the names of around 6.25 lakh voters are likely to be deleted from the rolls.

According to sources in the Election Commission of India, most of the voters whose names are set to be struck off did not appear during the hearings.

The Commission has indicated that the number of deletions is expected to rise further once verification of documents submitted by voters who attended the hearings is completed.

Earlier, nearly 58 lakh names had been removed from the draft electoral rolls.

The last scheduled day of SIR hearings in the state is Sa...