West Bengal: EC removes over 5.8 million voters from draft list

• Election Commission released the draft voter list for West Bengal after a Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
• Over 58 lakh voter names have been deleted from the West Bengal electoral roll.
• The deletions aim to clean up the voter list, removing errors, duplicate entries, and names of deceased or shifted voters.
• Reasons for deletion include 24 lakh deceased, 19 lakh shifted, 12 lakh missing, and 1.3 lakh duplicate entries.
• Affected voters can file claims and objections within the stipulated time.

Why It Matters: West Bengal's 5.8M voter name removal could spark political debate.