The Election Commission is likely to release the first supplementary voters' list for West Bengal on March 23, as part of the ongoing SIR exercise. The list will be made available in the same manner as the final electoral roll, with copies sent to district election officers and displayed at polling booths across the state.
Over 27 lakh voters, who were marked as 'under adjudication' in the final voters' list published on February 28, will be included in the supplementary list. The list reflects the outcome of the verification process, with 60 lakh entries initially kept under adjudication for further scrutiny.
Security arrangements have been tightened ahead of the publication of the list, with 705 judicial officers engaged in determining inclusion or exclusion of names. The state government has also directed district magistrates to take precautionary measures to maintain law and order during the publication of the list.
Polling for the 294-member assembly will be held on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for May 4.
