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Booths with 'zero deceased' drop sharply from 2,208 to 29 after review

The Statesman Kolkata

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December 05, 2025

The number of booths in West Bengal identified as not having a single deceased voter, or a duplicate voter with names in two places, or any voter who has shifted elsewhere, has undergone a drastic revision and dropped to just 29 as on Wednesday evening.

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This marks a steep fall from the abysmal figure of 2,208 reported on Monday evening, which subsequently declined to 480 on Tuesday evening.

As on Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal that did not have a single “deceased” voter or “duplicate” voter or “shifted” voter.

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