There is big news for the voters of West Bengal. The Election Commission has released the draft of the voter list of the state under Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Voters can now easily check their names through the official website and mobile app of the Election Commission. Along with this, the draft voter list is also being published today in 4 other states and union territories of the country.

Draft voter list available on website and app
The Election Commission said that the draft voter list is available on the official website of the Election Commission, voters.eci.gov.in. Apart from this, this list can also be seen on the ECINET app of the Commission. ECINET app can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

List will be released today in these states and union territories also
Apart from West Bengal, draft voter lists of Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry and Lakshadweep will also be published on Tuesday under special intensive revision of voter lists. The calculation period of SIR has been completed in all these states and union territories.

Draft list will also be given to political parties
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and District Electoral Officer (DEO) will share a copy of the draft voter list with all recognized political parties. Along with this, the draft voter list will also be uploaded on the official websites of CEO and DEO.

List of dead, transferred and absent voters will also be released
The Election Commission has clarified that separate lists of absentee, transferred and dead voters will also be uploaded on the websites of the CEO and DEO, so that transparency can be maintained and objections can be filed.

SIR deadline was extended in many states
Last week, the Election Commission had extended the SIR deadline in five states and one Union Territory on the request of the CEOs. These include Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Different dates fixed for different states
According to the Commission, the counting period in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has been extended till December 14 and the draft voter list there will be released on December 19. In Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andaman-Nicobar, counting will continue till December 18 and the list will be published on December 23. In Uttar Pradesh, counting will continue till December 26 and the draft list will be released on December 31.

Separate program for Kerala
The program has already been amended for Kerala. The counting period in the state will end on December 18 and the draft voter list will be published on December 23.

(With PTI-language inputs)