Election commission releases West Bengal's first supplementary voters list at midnight

India's Election Commission released West Bengal's first supplementary voters list around 11:55 PM on March 23. The list covers decisions on about 29 lakh names under adjudication. Technical glitches prevented many voters from downloading it.

Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, India's Election Commission published the first supplementary voters list around 11:55 PM on Monday, March 23. The list relates to about 60 lakh names marked as under consideration in the final electoral roll released on February 28. To resolve these, 705 judicial officers were deployed, with decisions now taken on roughly 29 lakh names, though exact additions or deletions remain unclear. Voters must search by assembly constituency and booth number, but the portal does not yet display total figures. Heavy traffic late at night caused technical issues, hindering downloads for many. Security measures have been tightened in the state following the release. Elections for West Bengal's 294 assembly seats will occur in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting on May 4.

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Illustration depicting Supreme Court judges ordering a freeze on West Bengal voter rolls, with iced documents symbolizing the directive.
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Supreme Court orders freeze of West Bengal voter rolls

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The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to freeze West Bengal's voter rolls and publish the supplementary list by midnight after noting that adjudication of claims from voters deleted during the Special Intensive Revision was nearly complete. The court refused to set a deadline for appellate tribunals, stressing the need to freeze the lists now.

The Election Commission of India has deleted over 27 lakh names from West Bengal's voter list following Special Intensive Revision, affecting many who voted in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The move has sparked accusations of bias from TMC and defenses from BJP ahead of assembly elections. The Supreme Court recently declined further intervention.

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West Bengal is voting today in the first phase of assembly elections across 152 seats, with about 3.6 crore voters deciding the fate of 1,452 to 1,478 candidates. The contest pits BJP against Trinamool Congress in a high-stakes battle, particularly in north Bengal where BJP has been strong. The Election Commission has deployed record central forces for security.

Voting has begun at 7 a.m. across 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Over 5.73 crore voters will decide the fate of 4,023 candidates in the high-stakes polls. Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said the state is fully prepared for the democratic exercise.

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Delhi's chief electoral officer reported that nearly 42% of voters have been mapped to 2002 rolls. The special intensive revision of electoral rolls will begin on June 30.

Voters in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry head to the polls on April 9, 2026, in a single phase for their assemblies. Assam's 126 seats see the BJP eyeing a third term, while Kerala's 140 constituencies pit the LDF against UDF and NDA. Puducherry's 30 seats feature a contest between the ruling NDA coalition and opposition.

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