West Bengal Draft Voter List Out Dec 16; Concerns Over Name Cuts

• West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists is almost complete.
• The draft voter list for West Bengal will be published on December 16.
• The Election Commission is releasing the draft list promptly due to upcoming assembly elections.
• Voters can check their names online at voters.eci.gov.in or offline at designated centers.
• Concerns exist about potential name removals, similar to Bihar's SIR where 4.7 million names were deleted.

Why It Matters: West Bengal's draft voter list determines eligibility for upcoming elections.