West Bengal SIR: Over 11,000 Invalid Voters Found, Nadia Tops List
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News18•14-01-2026, 13:38
West Bengal SIR: Over 11,000 Invalid Voters Found, Nadia Tops List
- •West Bengal government reports over 11,000 invalid voters identified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of electoral rolls.
- •Nadia district recorded the highest number of invalid voters with 9,228, while Bankura and South Kolkata found none.
- •Hearings for 9,30,993 voters have been completed, and 11,472 voters have been declared 'invalid' by Electoral Registration Officers.
- •The SIR process aims to purify electoral rolls; 65,78,058 notices prepared, 32,49,091 issued so far.
- •The first phase of SIR saw over 58 lakh names removed from the draft electoral roll due to death, migration, or duplication.
Why It Matters: West Bengal's SIR process identified over 11,000 invalid voters, with Nadia district having the most.
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