Kolkata: The first supplementary voter list in West Bengal is likely to be published on March 23, an Election Commission official said on Friday.
The scheduled release on March 19 was deferred at the last moment as the process was not yet completed.
The official said preparations are underway to display the updated voter list across nearly 80,000 polling booths in the state once it is finalised by next Monday.
The delay incited political backlash, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing authorities of voter harassment. Over 60 lakh names were initially marked ‘under adjudication’, and nearly half have now been cleared.
Officials assure that the update is progressing swiftly under the watchful eyes of both the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court. West Bengal’s two-phase elections are slated for April 23 and 29, with the counting scheduled for May 4.
