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Assembly Elections LIVE updates: ECI approves transfer of returning officers for West Bengal polls

On Monday night, the Election Commission of India published the first supplementary voters' list containing names adjudicated during the Special Intensive Revision, posting booth-wise lists around 11.55 pm on the CEO West Bengal website and ECI NET mobile application.
Faced with a backlog of around 60 lakh 'under adjudication' cases, the Supreme Court of India ordered deployment of district judges and engaged about 700 judicial officers, including 200 from Odisha and Jharkhand, to clear the backlog.
The state now has 19 Appellate Tribunals established in line with the March 10 directive, presided over by former High Court judges and a former Chief Justice, with district-wise tribunal locations published.
The ECI is offering two routes for appeals: online via ECI NET platform and physical filing at DM, SDM, or SDO offices, where appeals must be digitised and uploaded immediately; the deadline for challenges is not yet announced.
Officials warned that more lists will follow as adjudication continues, with approximately 29 lakh adjudicated cases so far, preceding Assembly elections on April 23 and April 29, 2026, and counting scheduled for May 4, 2026.

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EC releases first supplementary voter list for Bengal near midnight, 29 lakh names covered

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Poll Body Releases First Supplementary Voters' List In West Bengal

The supplementary list contains the names of those voters whose cases have been adjudicated by these judicial officers.

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Bengal SIR: ECI publishes 1st supplementary list of judicial adjudication cases

Kolkata: The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait. The list was published online first on the main website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at midnight. It was subsequently available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, minutes later. On Monday evening, the Chief Electoral Offic…

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