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EC To Give Parties ASD Lists, Extends Bengal Booth Rationalisation Deadline Ahead of Draft Rolls

Fresh verification orders under judicial oversight seek to prevent wrongful exclusions during the accelerated roll cleanup.

The TMC said the anticipated extension underscored its repeated warnings that the roll-out had been rushed.
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The Election Commission said it hasn’t received any proposal of polling stations from West Bengal. (File)
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Overview

  • Election Commission directed all 12 SIR states and UTs to provide booth-wise lists of absent, shifted, dead or duplicate electors to parties’ booth agents before the December 16 draft rolls.
  • In West Bengal, more than 13.74 lakh names are on the ASD list for final doorstep checks by BLOs; officials report 99.86% digitisation and about 57 lakh potentially excludable entries, including deaths, shifts and untraceable voters.
  • The Commission issued showcause notices to an ERO, an AERO and two BLOs in Baruipur East over alleged SIR violations, with action pending after their replies.
  • EC extended West Bengal’s polling-station rationalisation timeline to February 7, 2026, saying the December 16 draft will use existing stations after DEOs failed to submit proposals, including for high-rise complexes.
  • The Supreme Court is monitoring reports of obstruction of BLOs, while states adjust timelines, with Uttar Pradesh seeking a two-week extension and Kerala’s form deadline already moved to December 18; isolated errors, such as a Tamil Nadu leader wrongly marked dead, prompted swift corrections and a BLO suspension.