With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls set to begin in West Bengal from Tuesday, sources in the Election Commission (EC) said that less than one-third (32.06 per cent) of the total voters’ names in the 2025 roll have matched with the 2002 list in the state.

According to the office of CEO, West Bengal, out of the total 7,66,37,529 voters in the 2025 roll, only 2,45,71,114 names have matched with the 2002 voters’ list.

Among them, three districts – South Kolkata , Howrah, and Paschim Bardhaman – have recorded the lowest percentage of matching names – 35 per cent, 38 per cent, and 31 per cent, respectively.

However, some other districts have recorded a matching percentage as high as 79 (Bankura).

Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharati, who visited West Bengal

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