The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal has concluded with the release of the final supplementary list, marking the first decline in voter numbers in the state since 2011. In 2011, the state had around 5.62 crore voters during the Assembly polls. By 2024, this number had steadily risen to 7.60 crore voters.
In the years between 2011 and 2024, the voter count in West Bengal consistently increased, reaching 7.33 crore in 2021. However, after the recent SIR process, the total number of voters has decreased to 6.75 crore. The trend of rising voter numbers was interrupted due to the removal of “deceased,” “shifted,” “missing,” “duplicate,” and “bogus” voters during the revision exercise.
Poll analysts suggest that the continuous growth in voter numbers over the years was due to the addition of new voters without the removal of ineligible ones. The recent revision process resulted in a significant drop in voter count ahead of the upcoming two-phase Assembly polls in the state.
