Kolkata, Dec 2 || As per the trend of digitisation of the enumeration forms collected by the booth-level officers (BLOs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that 43.30 lakh names will be excluded from the draft voters' list, set to be published on December 16.
However, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, pointed out that this estimated figure is based on the trend of digitising the collected enumeration forms till Monday evening, and the final number might increase after the digitisation process is completed.
The total number of voters in West Bengal, as per the electoral roll as of October 27, is 7,66,37,529.
The CEO's office insider said that of the 43.30 lakh names found suitable for exclusion from the voters' list, the majority are dead voters at around 21.45 lakh. The number of untraceable voters stands at around 5.5 lakh.