West Bengal: SIR Hearings Target 2.4 Million Voters on Discrepancy List

• SIR hearings for unmapped voters are concluding in West Bengal.
• Next, hearings will begin for voters on the 'logical discrepancy list'.
• Initially, 2.4 million voters with names appearing six or more times will be called.
• Districts are instructed to prepare for this phase, which may lead to name removals.
• The logical discrepancy list, initially 13.6 million, was reduced to 9.47 million via the BL app.

Why It Matters: West Bengal's SIR process moves to address 2.4 million voters with logical discrepancies before the final list on Feb 14.