Bengal Final Voter List Delayed Beyond Feb 21: CEO's Office Cites SC Directive

• West Bengal's final voter list publication is delayed beyond February 21, as announced by the CEO's office.
• The delay is due to a Supreme Court directive granting EROs an additional seven days post-February 14 for verification.
• After EROs, DEOs and the CEO's office will review before the Election Commission publishes the final list.
• 1.39 crore hearings are complete, 1.06 crore documents uploaded, with 10-12 lakh hearings still pending.
• Supreme Court mandated the state to provide 8,505 Group-B officers to report to DEOs/EROs by Tuesday 5 PM.