West Bengal: 10-12 Lakh Voter SIR Hearings Pending, Deadline Extension Sought

• Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal confirmed 10-12 lakh voter SIR hearings are still pending in West Bengal.
• 1.06 crore voter hearing details have been uploaded, with 1.30 crore hearings conducted out of 1.51 crore notices generated.
• Mamata Banerjee raised concerns in the Supreme Court regarding micro-observers, leading to a notice issued to the Election Commission.
• Districts like Malda and South 24 Parganas requested an extension beyond the February 7 deadline due to pending hearings.
• 50,000 names were excluded by EROs even before hearings concluded, as these individuals did not attend or could not be traced.