The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters categorized under the “logical discrepancy category” in West Bengal will be released today. As per data from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office, the judicial adjudication process has been completed for 28,06,000 cases, which will be included in the supplementary list under “approved” and “rejected” classifications. Around 34% of cases that underwent the adjudication process have been identified as excludable, with affected voters having the option to challenge this in 19 Appellate Tribunals.
The final voters’ list in West Bengal, excluding approximately 60 lakh names referred for judicial adjudication, was issued on February 28. Following a Supreme Court directive, supplementary lists will be periodically published based on the progress of adjudication, with the first list scheduled for release today. The updated list will be accessible online through the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) website, as well as at various designated locations like booths, BDO, SDO offices, and DM offices.
Security measures have been heightened by the state police administration, as instructed by the ECI, to prevent any potential unrest post the supplementary list publication. A security meeting was conducted at the CEO’s office, where deployment plans of Central forces for the upcoming Assembly elections were discussed. The meeting attendees included state police nodal officer Anand Kumar, special police observer N.K. Mishra, and central force nodal officers Shalav Mathur and Gaurav Sharma.
In addition, a high-level virtual meeting will be held by the ECI’s top officials in New Delhi with district magistrates, district police superintendents, and police commissioners from various commissariats later today. The West Bengal Assembly elections are scheduled to be conducted in two phases on April 23 and April 29, covering 152 constituencies in the first phase and the remaining 142 in the second phase.
