{"id":196000,"date":"2026-03-02T09:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=196000"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:03:07","slug":"62-lakh-west-bengal-v-oters-dropped-60-lakh-more-under-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/02\/62-lakh-west-bengal-v-oters-dropped-60-lakh-more-under-review.html","title":{"rendered":"62 lakh West Bengal voters dropped, 60 lakh more under review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Delhi: Almost 62 lakh names have been deleted from West Bengal’s final voters’ list, showing an 8% fall in the total electorate. The final list of 7.04 crore electors was released by the Chief Electoral Officer.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the deletions include 61,78,245 voters, with 60.06 lakh more flagged for review by Supreme Court-appointed judicial officers. These voters can’t cast their votes until cleared.<\/p>\n

West Bengal is third in voter deletions after Tamil Nadu (74 lakh) and Gujarat (68 lakh). The BJP-led NDA government has been vocal about removing infiltrators from the state.<\/p>\n

Tamil Nadu saw an 11.5% fall in voters, with 74 lakh deleted. Gujarat’s electorate declined by 13.40%, deleting 68,12,711 names. Andaman and Nicobar Islands had the highest net change at 16.87%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: Almost 62 lakh names have been deleted from West Bengal’s final voters’ list, showing an 8% fall in the total electorate. The final list of 7.04 crore electors was released by the Chief Electoral Officer. According to Kashmir Media Service, the deletions include 61,78,245 voters, with 60.06 lakh more flagged for review by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":196001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t