SIR: Out of 60 lakh adjudications, 57 lakh adjudicated; over 25 lakh deleted

Over 25 lakh voters have been deleted from the rolls following scrutiny by judicial officers, even as Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Sunday visited sensitive pockets of Nandigram in East Midnapore to assess the ground situation firsthand ahead of the polls.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

According to Election Commission sources, the deletions were part of a large-scale verification exercise, with affected electors allowed to seek redressal before the tribunal.

Officials said that of the 60 lakh cases under adjudication, 57 lakh had been disposed of till Saturday, while around 3 lakh cases are expected to be cleared by Monday.

Eleven supplementary electoral rolls have already been published.

The CEO, who reached East Midnapore on Saturday afternoon, began his field visit early Sunday, travelling across Nandigram and interacting directly with residents. Going door to door, Agarwal asked voters whether they had faced intimidation during polling or in its aftermath.