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West Bengal Clears 7.5 Lakh Voter Cases, More Judges Deployed for Poll Prep

The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal announced the completion of judicial adjudication for approximately 7.5 lakh voter document cases classified under "logical discrepancy." An additional 200 judicial officers from neighboring states are being deployed to accelerate the remaining process ahead of the Assembly elections. The announcement came alongside a response to Trinamool Congress allegations that living voters were incorrectly marked as deceased in the voter list revision. The Election Commission's full bench is scheduled to review the situation, and a crucial Supreme Court hearing on the Special Intensive Revision is set for next week.

Key Points: Bengal Voter List: 7.5 Lakh Judicial Cases Completed

  • 7.5 lakh voter document cases completed
  • 200 more judges from Odisha, Jharkhand joining
  • ECI full bench to review poll preparedness
  • Supreme Court hearing on SIR scheduled
  • TMC alleged living voters marked deceased
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Bengal SIR: Judicial adjudication completed for 7.5 lakh cases, informs CEO

West Bengal CEO says 7.5 lakh voter document cases adjudicated. 200 more judges to join process ahead of Assembly elections and Supreme Court hearing.

"We will take action if the complaint is filed... All these matters will be investigated. - Manoj Kumar Agarwal"

Kolkata, March 6

About 7.5 lakh cases of judicial adjudication of voters' documents classified under the "logical discrepancy" category have been completed till Friday evening, informed the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal.

"A total of 200 more judicial officers from neighbouring Odisha and Jharkhand will be reaching West Bengal by Saturday morning. After a two-day training on Saturday and Sunday, they will be joining the judicial adjudication process on Monday. Their joining will further add pace in the process of judicial adjudication," Agarwal told media persons on Friday evening.

A total of over 60 lakh voter documents were originally referred for judicial adjudication. The final voters' list in West Bengal, minus the cases referred for judicial adjudication, was published on February 28. The supplementary list will be published in due course as per an earlier order of the Apex Court.

Reacting to Trinamool Congress's allegations earlier in the day that many "alive" voters have been shown as "deceased" voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, Agarwal said that if there was any such complaint, the voters concerned should approach the Commission.

"We will take action if the complaint is filed. We will see whose negligence resulted in the omission of the names of the living voters being marked as dead voters. Why was it done? Did someone intentionally omit the name? All these matters will be investigated," Agarwal said.

Two other crucial developments related to the judicial adjudication part in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the poll-preparedness for the forthcoming crucial Assembly elections in the state are scheduled next week, especially on Monday and Tuesday.

The full bench of the ECI, led by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will be arriving in Kolkata on the night of March 8 with a packed schedule for the next two days to review both the ongoing judicial exercise as well as the preparedness for the forthcoming Assembly polls.

On March 10 (Tuesday), a crucial hearing on the SIR and related judicial adjudication is scheduled at the Supreme Court.

- IANS

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Priyanka N
Good to see judicial officers from Odisha and Jharkhand being brought in. It adds neutrality to the process. The allegation about alive voters being marked dead is very serious. The CEO's response is correct - people must file complaints. We can't just blame the system without using the redressal mechanism.
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Aman W
The Supreme Court hearing on March 10 is crucial. Everything must be settled well before elections to avoid post-poll disputes. Democracy runs on a clean electoral roll. 🙏
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Sarah B
As an observer, the scale of this "logical discrepancy" is astounding. 60 lakh documents? That's a significant portion of the electorate. While the completion of 7.5 lakh cases is progress, the pace needs to be much faster with the elections approaching. The two-day training for new officers seems efficient.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, this whole process feels rushed before elections. Why were so many discrepancies found only now? The system needs a permanent fix, not just a special intensive revision before every poll. The EC's visit and SC hearing will hopefully bring more clarity.
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Meera T
My dida's (grandmother's) name was missing in the last draft! We submitted the form immediately. Hope such judicial adjudication corrects these errors for everyone. It's our fundamental right to vote. The officers coming from other states is a good step to ensure impartiality.

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