West Bengal Voter List Shake-Up: 5.8 Million Names Removed, 1 Crore Under Scrutiny!

• Draft SIR list published, removing 5,820,899 names from West Bengal's voter list.
• Removals include 2.416 million deceased, 3.265 million due to constituency changes/absence, and 138,000 for multiple registrations.
• Kolkata North saw the highest percentage removal (25%), with Jorasanko at 36%; South 24 Parganas had the highest numerical removals (800,000).
• Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal assures no valid voter's name has been removed; 10 million more voters are under scrutiny for verification.

Why It Matters: West Bengal's draft voter list sees millions removed and millions more under scrutiny for verification.