Bengal SIR 2026: EC Releases List of Deleted Voters From Draft Electoral Rolls — How to Check Your Name

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday, December 16, released the names of deleted voters on its website. This comes just hours ahead of the publication of the draft electoral rolls of West Bengal. Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly are due early next year.The list released today features voters whose names were included in the electoral rolls of the state in 2025 but were deleted from the draft rolls of 2026. The list is currently available on the commission's portal link ceowestbengal.wb.gov.in/asd_sir.The number of "uncollectable SIR enumeration forms", according to commission sources, exceeds 58 lakh, and were deleted on grounds of either remaining absent from their registered addresses, permanently shifted, dead or marked

as 'duplicate' voters in more than one constituencies."Aggrieved persons can submit their claims in Form 6 along with the Declaration Form and supporting documents after publication of draft roll during the period fixed for receiving claims and objections i.e. 16/12/2025 till 15/01/2026," the commission website stated.

EC to Publish Draft Rolls of 3 States, 2 UTs Today

Draft electoral rolls of three states and two Union Territories - West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry and Lakshadweep - will be published on Tuesday as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of voters' list.The chief electoral officers (CEOs) and district election officers (DEOs) will share hard copies of the draft rolls with all recognised political parties. The rolls will be uploaded on the CEO and DEO websites as well.Lists of absent, shifted, dead and duplicate electors will also be uploaded on CEO and DEO websites.Last week, the poll panel had extended the timeline for the SIR in five states and one UT following requests from the CEOs. The schedules were revised for Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.The enumeration period for these six states and UT was to end on Thursday last and the draft electoral rolls were to be published on December 16.